This Toxic Land

Something in the Water - Pharmaceuticals in Our Water Supply

Prescription drugs are everywhere, including our water supply. This episode of This Toxic Land examines the causes and effects of pharmaceuticals in our water and provides solutions for preventing future contamination. It also takes a look at the effects of prescription drugs on South Florida bonefish, one of the state’s premier gamefish—and serious money-makers. Intro music: woah by Vincent Augustus Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThisToxicLand [https://twitter.com/ThisToxicLand] Anchor: https://anchor.fm/this-toxic-land [https://anchor.fm/this-toxic-land] Additional Resources: * "Pharmaceuticals are present in almost all the world's rivers, study finds" - World Economic Forum [https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/02/pharmaceutical-pollution-health-drugs-rivers/]. * "Sewer Crisis in the State of Florida” - USA Today [https://stories.usatodaynetwork.com/sewers/#:~:text=Since%202009%2C%20there%20have%20been,an%20analysis%20of%20state%20data.]. * "Emerging Contaminants, Pharmaceuticals in South Carolina Rivers and Streams" - USGS [https://www.usgs.gov/special-topics/water-science-school/science/pharmaceuticals-water]. * “3M will stop making dangerous ‘forever chemicals’” - Washington Post [https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2022/12/20/3m-forever-chemicals-pfas/]. * "'They could have handled this better:' Asheville water loss brews uncertainty, frustration" - Asheville Citizen-Times [https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2023/01/03/asheville-water-outage-residents-frustrated-as-some-areas-still-out/69773843007/].

Hog Hell - Swine Pollution in NC

With more hogs than people, North Carolina is the third-largest pork producer in the US. But all these hogs create a lot of waste, which impacts the health of those who live and work near them. From chronic respiratory issues to fish kills, learn about the innumerable effects hog farms have on humans and their environment in the second episode of This Toxic Land. Intro music: woah by Vincent Augustus Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThisToxicLand [https://twitter.com/ThisToxicLand] Anchor: https://anchor.fm/this-toxic-land [https://anchor.fm/this-toxic-land]

A Brief History of Environmental Injustice

In the first episode of This Toxic Land, a podcast dedicated to examining environmental issues in all forms, Mickey discusses his background and intentions for creating the podcast and gives a brief history of the environmental justice movement in America. Join him as he covers topics including Dr. Robert Bullard's seminal book, Dumping in Dixie; redlining policies in the 1930s; the 1973 Warren County PCB scandal; and the creation of the EPA’s Office of Environmental Justice. Site: https://thistoxiclandpod.com [https://thistoxiclandpod.com] Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThisToxicLand [https://twitter.com/ThisToxicLand]