City Not Totally Revealing On What's In The Water

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Jul 14, 2009 6:00PM

Why the city is technically not breaking any rules or laws by excluding them, their failure to list some of what was found in the waters of Lake Michigan seems disingenuous. The annual report was recently sent to residents across the cities and while the City did follow the rules, the Tribune took a look at the full report and came across a few discoveries:

According to results posted on the city's Web site, the tests found small amounts of the sex hormones testosterone and progesterone; gemfibrozil, a prescription cholesterol-fighting drug; ibuprofen, an over-the-counter painkiller, and DEET, the active ingredient in bug spray.

Ew. Of course, the city is meeting all standards set, but as the Trib points out, maybe it wouldn't to hurt to expand the list of chemicals it tests for a la Milwaukee or make it a bit easier to track down exactly what's in the water.