Deborah Dolen talks about Water Issues and Conservation

It will never hurt you to understand your water source(s), the chemical make up of that water source, and how to store, filter, purify and/or sanitize water in situations of water shortages or boil water advisories. I find water a fascinating subject, beyond the most critical resource for a healthy life.   Deborah Dolen Images 

Everyone thinks there is someone carefully watching our water supply and that is not very true.  The amount of pharmaceuticals alone being recycled into our water supply is astonishing. A good percentage of the flu does not come from your work mates, it could have came from your water supply just as easily. ~Deborah Dolen

Recommended books on Amazon

Water Wars: Privatization, Pollution, and Profit is an excellent book on Amazon as well as Rainwater Harvesting for Dry Lands

Our Water Supply Should Be Your Biggest Concern Out Out of all environmental issues we face our water has to be your first and foremost concern.  Without water we cannot... http://bit.ly/c7WuOM  Gulf of Mexico Oil Coverage

Going Green 101 by Deborah Dolen  How to go green with class.  http://bit.ly/dC2FpI 

Spring Cleaning Naturally Tips  Learn to clean naturally and reduce your allergen load while your at it!  Many household cleaners are toxic.  http://bit.ly/cg9BtN 

The best rule to clean water in a total crises and no electric is 1) strain it 2) drop 8 drops of Clorox per gallon to sterilize it 3) run it through a Brita if you have one to remove the chlorine.  I would use 2 britas-one to strain it the first time and a second to rinse the sanitizer out.  Unless you have serious heat to boil it, Clorox is the only way to kill all organisms. It is always best to keep 30 gallons of distilled water on hand.  It is only .88 cents or so a gallon at WM.

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Often sighted with her Katrina rescue dog Ringo Deborah lives on Sarasota Bay and enjoys all of the gifts the Gulf of Mexico has to offer, Donating to Wildlife is one of Deborah's biggest commitments, whether it is money, supplies, or her time. A graduate of Eckerd College, situated right on Tampa Bay, Deborah became interested in oceanography and how our water ways work.  Florida wildlife has a very intimate relationship with the Gulf of Mexico.