TOP 100 pollutants in Mississippi River.

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TOP 100 reasons for the River Refugium Project

The crazy thing is that is the top 100. There are a ton more. These are just the big ones. At any rate stay tuned after to see a great and PROFITABLE solution. Here is your list of the top 100 pollutants in the Mississippi River.

Agricultural Pollutants:

  1. Nitrogen (as nitrate)
  2. Phosphorus
  3. Ammonia
  4. Atrazine (herbicide)
  5. Metolachlor (herbicide)
  6. Alachlor (herbicide)
  7. 2,4-D (herbicide)
  8. Glyphosate (herbicide)
  9. Dicamba (herbicide)
  10. Chlorpyrifos (insecticide)
  11. Carbofuran (insecticide)
  12. Malathion (insecticide)
  13. Aldicarb (insecticide)
  14. Endosulfan (insecticide)
  15. Parathion (insecticide)

Industrial Pollutants:

  1. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
  2. Dioxins
  3. Mercury
  4. Lead
  5. Cadmium
  6. Zinc
  7. Chromium
  8. Arsenic
  9. Copper
  10. Nickel
  11. Manganese
  12. Benzene
  13. Toluene
  14. Xylenes
  15. Ethylbenzene
  16. Styrene
  17. Phenols
  18. Brominated flame retardants
  19. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)
  20. Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS)
  21. Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)
  22. Bisphenol A (BPA)

Wastewater and Urban Pollutants:

  1. Fecal coliform bacteria
  2. E. coli
  3. Pharmaceuticals (various types)
  4. Caffeine
  5. Acetaminophen
  6. Ibuprofen
  7. Antibiotics (various types)
  8. Synthetic hormones (e.g., estradiol)
  9. Microplastics
  10. Detergents (surfactants)
  11. Triclosan (antibacterial agent)
  12. Sodium
  13. Potassium
  14. Chloride
  15. Sulfate
  16. Aluminum
  17. Silica

Organic and Nutrient Pollutants:

  1. Dissolved organic carbon (DOC)
  2. Selenium
  3. Bromide
  4. Cyanide
  5. Hydrogen sulfide

Emerging Contaminants:

  1. Neonicotinoids (insecticides)
  2. Perchlorate
  3. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs)
  4. Phthalates (plasticizers)
  5. Nonylphenols (surfactants)
  6. Tris(2-butoxyethyl) phosphate (TBEP)
  7. Quaternary ammonium compounds (quats)
  8. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
  9. Nanoparticles (various types)

Heavy Metals and Related Compounds:

  1. Thallium
  2. Antimony
  3. Barium
  4. Cobalt
  5. Silver
  6. Tin
  7. Vanadium
  8. Uranium
  9. Strontium

Petroleum and By-products:

  1. Petroleum hydrocarbons
  2. Diesel fuel
  3. Gasoline
  4. Lubricating oils
  5. Greases
  6. Asphalt runoff
  7. Oil and grease

Miscellaneous Chemicals:

  1. Sodium hypochlorite
  2. Barium sulfate
  3. Ethylene glycol
  4. Acetone
  5. Methanol
  6. Isopropanol
  7. Formaldehyde
  8. Ammonium perchlorate
  9. Potassium dichromate
  10. Hydrochloric acid
  11. Sulfuric acid
  12. Sodium hydroxide
  13. Fluoride
  14. Tungsten
  15. Tetrahydrofuran (THF)
  16. Acetonitrile

This list highlights a wide variety of pollutants, but the actual chemicals present may vary based on location and upstream activities along the Mississippi River.

How is that for a list of gross and scary? It sure makes it a lot more obvious why there is such a large dead zone at the mouth of the Mississippi river. The good news is that the way to clean up a good portion of it is both fairly simple and profitable.

The short and sweet version of that process is called the River Refugium Project. Basically what we will do is imitate a swamp. We will pull heavily polluted river water into our system, we will use a series of natural processes to filter the water. The main process will be using plant growth to consume the immense nutrient load this river carries. That plant will provide the primary product produced by the facility. All vegetative waste from the aquaponic farm is mixed with the remaining water and run through a series of Hydro Thermal Carbonization systems to harvest additional chemical products from them before separating the biochar and the clean water that will be tested and returned to the river. For more details on all of that, check out the page River Refugium Project. There are a bunch of articles there that explain the process in depth.

For more information on how to fix Dead Zones in the Gulf of Mexico and the mouth of other rivers, follow this link —

The HTC process alone can remove 70-80% of the pollutants from the water. Coupled with the refugium and PRODUCTIVE aquaponic grow systems we should be able to above the 90% mark.

Imagine our rivers having only 1/10 the pollution they currently do, while producing cotton in a way that doesn’t destroy the soil, returns the industry to the American South, and will produce multiple side products depending on the local pollution levels and concentrations.

We can do it, and I would like to; so how about making a donation to the Cernunnos Foundation so we can get this thing rolling.



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