And I forgot to write about HB 261 concerning arsenic limits
in drinking water. It would establish a
limit of 5 micrograms per liter for arsenic.
That’s really low. I asked the
advocates for this bill (Sen Feltes and Sen Sherman) where this limit came from. Who or which organization recommended this
VERY low limit. Neither of them knew where this VERY low limit came from. We
are talking 5 parts per TRILLION here.
Back when I took chemistry in college it was felt than anything less
than 1 part per MILLION (1000 parts per TRILLION) wasn’t going to hurt
anybody. Anyhow this cute little bill
was adopted on a voice vote (all ayes, no nays). Dunno how much it will increase everyone’s
costs, first to make a measurement that delicate and second to reduce the arsenic
content that much.
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