Comments on: Single-atom sheet of carbon clears arsenic from water http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=4104 examining transformative technology Wed, 03 Apr 2013 18:23:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Christine Peterson http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=4104#comment-903207 Christine Peterson Tue, 20 Jul 2010 18:59:12 +0000 http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=4104#comment-903207 @Uriel -- Arsenic in water is a worse problem in countries other than the U.S. (as our other commenter mentions). I agree that cost-effectiveness is a very important consideration. --Christine (not a Mr.) @Uriel — Arsenic in water is a worse problem in countries other than the U.S. (as our other commenter mentions). I agree that cost-effectiveness is a very important consideration. –Christine (not a Mr.)

]]> By: Uriel http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=4104#comment-902930 Uriel Tue, 20 Jul 2010 01:19:53 +0000 http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=4104#comment-902930 Mr. Peterson, Arsenic in drinking water is not a "huge problem", it does not "cause very serious health problems", and anyone who believes so does not understand the evil that is the Precautionary Principle, nor the SOLE PURPOSE of the Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA exists to continue its own existence ... AND NOTHING ELSE. That is, to regulate, regulate, and then regulate some more in the paradoxical effort to prove the need for ever more regulation. And this regardless of any risk to humans or "the environment", and with ZERO concern for the ever-increasing costs of compliance with useless regulation. By the way, how much would this "single-atom sheet of carbon" cost? How many lives would be saved by incurring this cost? How many American lives were saved by lowering the allowable arsenic concentration from 50 to 10 ppb? Can you prove that? Can anyone? Mr. Peterson,
Arsenic in drinking water is not a “huge problem”, it does not “cause very serious health problems”, and anyone who believes so does not understand the evil that is the Precautionary Principle, nor the SOLE PURPOSE of the Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA exists to continue its own existence … AND NOTHING ELSE. That is, to regulate, regulate, and then regulate some more in the paradoxical effort to prove the need for ever more regulation. And this regardless of any risk to humans or “the environment”, and with ZERO concern for the ever-increasing costs of compliance with useless regulation.

By the way, how much would this “single-atom sheet of carbon” cost? How many lives would be saved by incurring this cost? How many American lives were saved by lowering the allowable arsenic concentration from 50 to 10 ppb? Can you prove that? Can anyone?

]]> By: coggieguy http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=4104#comment-902871 coggieguy Mon, 19 Jul 2010 20:58:13 +0000 http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=4104#comment-902871 In S Asia (eg Bengladesh) As is a big problem in rural well water. Can this be incorporated into a filter bed along with low cost materials (sand, natural fibers etc) to act as a passive filter system? The magnet is a great (looking) application, perhaps a simpler lowtech filter is the better use. In S Asia (eg Bengladesh) As is a big problem in rural well water. Can this be incorporated into a filter bed along with low cost materials (sand, natural fibers etc) to act as a passive filter system? The magnet is a great (looking) application, perhaps a simpler lowtech filter is the better use.

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