dangerous pollutants often found in weed

Cannabis is an accumulator plant.

http://www.nbclosangeles.com/investigations/I-Team-Pot-Marijuana-Dispensary-Investigation-417682983.html

pesticides of course.
Also from water.
tap water includes contaminants including neurotransmitters , researcher chemicals, and prescription drugs, that are not reported but are harmful in small quantities.
u.s. water reports can be ordered from the utility company
or viewed here
http://www.ewg.org/tap-water/
http://scorecard.goodguide.com/index.tcl
u.n.
http://www.waterandchange.org/en/#daten

I usually get the rain run off from my roof over hang BUT I am a little worried about what my asphalt shingles could be adding to this water.

Now my tap water is alkaline but smells OK, if I use that I usually let it sit in an open bucket for 24 hours before using and have to add a little vinegar.

I think I should make a better rain catcher like a tarp or plastic slanted to catch the rain rather than the roof water.

I'm scared my plants will get cancer off LEDs.

SouthCross said:

I'm scared my plants will get cancer off LEDs.

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I coat the plants with sun screen 50, but never do this too when close to budding as it will add.......

All plants are accumulators.

I have to ask. Is this a thread about US municipal water quality? Or the nature of cannabis to clean pollutant from areas it's grown?

I'm lost.

Well the article after a quick skim through seems to just elude to what alternate news sources are already have been saying and that is even our produce can be and are at times tested above normal limits for pesticides but more recently I just read an article about the uranium contamination in mid west aquifers that feed crops and is used for drinking water, they also mention a particular area in CA also and this water was tested 800 to over a 1,000 times accepted levels. These toxic "things" end up in our bodies after ingesting or smoking what ever uses this water, crops, tobacco, or weed and sometimes as they move from plant or fish to another consumer be it another fish the contamination factor's up quite a lot. Not Good and the reason industrialized nations suffer with cancer.

Soooo...We're all fucked? We give our plants better then what we drink. At least we'll die a clean high?

My only reply is, Ok. A badass RO filter is about $300USD. It's an easy to solve issue. Rely on yourself to fix it. The guberment' won't do it for you.

I actually think a water filter is probably the single best thing anyone can do, and should be doing.

GrnMonStr said:

I usually get the rain run off from my roof over hang BUT I am a little worried about what my asphalt shingles could be adding to this water.

Now my tap water is alkaline but smells OK, if I use that I usually let it sit in an open bucket for 24 hours before using and have to add a little vinegar.

I think I should make a better rain catcher like a tarp or plastic slanted to catch the rain rather than the roof water.

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http://homeguides.sfgate.com/safe-use-roof-runoff-vegetable-garden-91380.html
would be good for all your non edible\smokable #smokeabowl.

I am scraping my old way i.e. roof run off, and I will be doing something like in these pictures.

SouthCross said:

I have to ask. Is this a thread about US municipal water quality? Or the nature of cannabis to clean pollutant from areas it's grown?

I'm lost.

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I've heard that the hemp plant removes certain heavy metals from contaminated soil but I can't remember which ones.

1,000 gallon tanks w/ filter. Collect rain water. Don't tell anyone. It's illegal.

CaliSmokes said:

1,000 gallon drums w/ filter. Collect rain water. Don't tell anyone. It's illegal.

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Actually if not already illegal there are those that want rain water collection to be illegal. Talk about some bullshit eh.

Dr Magill said:

Actually if not already illegal there are those that want rain water collection to be illegal. Talk about some bullshit eh.

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Really? I thought it was just the government. That's ridiculous...

Serious discussion where I live about this. And where I live we're just getting over 40 inches of rain since October.

backtracker said:

I've heard that the hemp plant removes certain heavy metals from contaminated soil but I can't remember which ones.

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Hemp was used to clean the soil in Chernobyl of nuclear waste.
https://sensiseeds.com/en/blog/hemp-decontamination-radioactive-soil/

KryptoBud said:

Hemp was used to clean the soil in Chernobyl of nuclear waste.
https://sensiseeds.com/en/blog/hemp-decontamination-radioactive-soil/

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i read that too. fun facts.
someone on here told me that was a Monsanto project. can't find it online yet. found ...
Chernobyl (by TGA Subcool Seeds)
Monsanto, and GMO Terminator Cannabis