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itsveganjim<p>When he tells people that bacon is carcinogenic.<br>(Dr Alan Desmond)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vegan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vegan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/carcinogens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>carcinogens</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/meat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/statistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>statistics</span></a></p>
Preston MacDougall<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@GottaLaff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>GottaLaff</span></a></span> Since the province become soaked in petrochemical <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/carcinogens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>carcinogens</span></a> , <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Alberta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alberta</span></a> is where all the stupid people gravitate to in <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> 🇨🇦.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/WaterFluoridation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterFluoridation</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/RFKjr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFKjr</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/CdnPoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CdnPoli</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a></p>
–modo ⚛️ 🧬 🇪🇺 🇨🇦 🇺🇦<p>Savvy consumers may watch out for certain problem ingredients in their foods and household chemicals. There are many in US products that are banned in other regions like the EU or countries like Japan. However we know from hormone influencing chemicals like BPA its not just ingredients that are a problem. </p><p>According to this article there's nearly 200 carcinogens to be found in some food packaging. And that's only considering <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BreastCancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BreastCancer</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/24/health/breast-cancer-food-storage-chemicals/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnn.com/2024/09/24/health/brea</span><span class="invisible">st-cancer-food-storage-chemicals/index.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Carcinogens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Carcinogens</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cancer</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>And how did we get to this point? Believe it or not, it started with coming up with a substitute for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ivory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ivory</span></a>... </p><p>The plastic paradox: How plastics went from elephant saviors to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EcoVillains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EcoVillains</span></a><br>Do the benefits of plastics outweigh the costs? </p><p>by Ross Pomeroy<br>January 23, 2024</p><p>"It was 1869, and something needed to be done.</p><p>"With the price of ivory skyrocketing, billiard ball manufacturers were scrambling for an alternative. The prized material derived from elephant tusks was being used to craft such things as knife handles, piano keys, dice, dominoes, chessmen, and yes, billiard balls. Now, with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/elephants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elephants</span></a> growing scarce from overhunting, the wonder material was becoming difficult to procure and unreasonably expensive. After all, one tusk would yield just four or five balls. Leading pool table manufacturer Phelan and Collender offered $10,000 ($225,000 today) to any inventor who could discover a replacement for ivory.</p><p>"Albany inventor John Wesley Hyatt answered the call, molding together camphor, nitrocellulose, and alcohol under extreme pressure. His concoction, called celluloid, was one of the first synthetic plastics. While Hyatt’s creation proved an unwieldy material for billiard balls — insufficiently durable and mildly explosive when struck — it inspired others to formulate something better. A few decades later, American chemist Leo Baekeland came up with the petroleum-derived Bakelite. It became the first commercially successful synthetic plastic, and very likely saved elephants from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/extinction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>extinction</span></a>."</p><p>[The article goes on to mention how <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastics</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PFAS</span></a> are interconnected...]</p><p>"According to the authors of the report, plastic additives may be the most pernicious. These substances augment plastics to make them more useful to consumers: stronger, more pliable, less <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/flammable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flammable</span></a>, non-stick, etc. However, large observational studies and research in lab animals indicate they are harming human health.</p><p>"The substances could be increasing cancer rates, reducing birth weights, inhibiting antibody responses to vaccines, raising blood pressure, and contributing to infertility. These compounds include polybrominated diphenyl ethers (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PBDE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PBDE</span></a>), phthalates, bisphenol A (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BPA</span></a>), and per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PFAS</span></a>).</p><p>"Philip J. Landrigan, a professor, pediatrician, and Director of the Program for Global Public Health and the Common Good at Boston College, is the lead author of the Minderoo-Monaco Commission report. He spoke with Big Think about the potential harms of plastic additives.</p><p>"Landrigan was a pediatrician during the 1970s, when lead in gasoline, paints, and toys was secretly poisoning children. He says chemicals leaching from plastics constitute a similar threat: As they’re not chemically bound to the plastic matrix, they can easily escape into the environment. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PBDEs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PBDEs</span></a>, added as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FlameRetardants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FlameRetardants</span></a> in furniture and other products, have been found in house dust and are neurotoxic, he says.</p><p>“The thousands of chemicals in plastics — <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/monomers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monomers</span></a>, additives, processing agents, and non-intentionally added substances — include amongst their number known human <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/carcinogens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>carcinogens</span></a>, endocrine disruptors, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/neurotoxicants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neurotoxicants</span></a>, and persistent organic <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/pollutants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollutants</span></a>,' Landrigan and his fellow authors wrote in the report.</p><p>"Given these negative effects, it may seem as if plastic is a fire-breathing dragon. While it began as an ally, it has now turned against us. If we don’t get the dragon back under control, it could spell our downfall.</p><p>"To respond to threats from plastics, the experts on the Minderoo-Monaco Commission called for a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GlobalPlasticsTreaty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalPlasticsTreaty</span></a> comparable to the Paris Climate Agreement to combat climate change. As part of the treaty, they insist that a 'cap on global plastic production with targets, timetables, and national contributions' is needed. Global plastic use is estimated to nearly triple by 2060."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://bigthink.com/the-present/plastics-costs-benefits-paradox/?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bigthink.com/the-present/plast</span><span class="invisible">ics-costs-benefits-paradox/?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Crapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Crapitalism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BanPlastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BanPlastics</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OceansAreLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OceansAreLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PlasticRain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticRain</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p>How Safe Is Your Scented <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Shampoo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shampoo</span></a>? Finding Out Can Be Hard<br>Data collected by the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> Department of <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> showed 108 potentially harmful substances listed as <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/fragrance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fragrance</span></a> ingredients in everyday products ranging from face wash to <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/conditioner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conditioner</span></a>, a Bloomberg analysis of database entries as of Feb. 6 found. Some of the compounds are identified as potential <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/carcinogens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>carcinogens</span></a> by authorities such as the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/WHO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WHO</span></a>.<br><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2024-health-fragrance-ingredients-personal-care-products/?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTcxMjk1NDU3NywiZXhwIjoxNzEzNTU5Mzc3LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJTQlRRRzdUMEcxS1cwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiIzRDhGMEEzMTc2MDc0NUM5OTg4NkFCNzA1NDk2RUNEQSJ9.cFXiUkaV_aNuyJvEVQuED0-rhws-UJ3fP7jKy4kMwYA" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bloomberg.com/graphics/2024-he</span><span class="invisible">alth-fragrance-ingredients-personal-care-products/?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTcxMjk1NDU3NywiZXhwIjoxNzEzNTU5Mzc3LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJTQlRRRzdUMEcxS1cwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiIzRDhGMEEzMTc2MDc0NUM5OTg4NkFCNzA1NDk2RUNEQSJ9.cFXiUkaV_aNuyJvEVQuED0-rhws-UJ3fP7jKy4kMwYA</span></a></p>
input.translation<p>An excellent dive into the realities of health-destroying PFAS <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/chemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chemicals</span></a>, specifically in relation to outdoor equipment (waterproof jackets, etc.) - but also more generally the pervasiveness of <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PFAS</span></a> and efforts to work around and/or eliminate them. A few surprises about brands you know.</p><p>Audio link here (also on Apple <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/podcasts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>podcasts</span></a> etc.) but also a very readable transcript:</p><p><a href="https://www.outsideonline.com/podcast/pfas-forever-chemicals/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">outsideonline.com/podcast/pfas</span><span class="invisible">-forever-chemicals/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://ieji.de/tags/foreverchemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foreverchemicals</span></a> <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/carcinogens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>carcinogens</span></a> <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/publichealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publichealth</span></a> <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/groundwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>groundwater</span></a> <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cancer</span></a> <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a></p>
CelloMom On Cars<p>"“<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ProducedWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProducedWater</span></a>” is water that returns to the surface as wastewater during oil and gas production.<br>The water typically contains hydrocarbons from the deposit as well as naturally occurring toxic substances like arsenic and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/radium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>radium</span></a>, salts and chemical additives injected into the well to facilitate extraction. These additives include <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/carcinogens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>carcinogens</span></a> and numerous other toxic substances that have the potential to harm human health and contaminate the environment."</p><p><a href="https://insideclimatenews.org/news/23052023/produced-water-climate-101/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">insideclimatenews.org/news/230</span><span class="invisible">52023/produced-water-climate-101/</span></a></p>
Lorraine<p>As I told the pharmacy clerk when he was surprised I didn’t have insurance while outfitted in a <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/microclimateAir2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microclimateAir2</span></a> +😷 &amp; said “clearly I like to live on the edge” &amp; gestured at my👩🏼‍🚀</p><p>God forbid I need it, pay out of pocket</p><p>My spouse has insurance through work but adding me was astronomical</p><p><a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/dementiaReimagined" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dementiaReimagined</span></a> goes into how it’s BETTER to be destitute &amp; get <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicaid</span></a> b/c care cost will bankrupt you</p><p>This is why I’m hyper-vigilant about avoiding <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/carcinogens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>carcinogens</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/covid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>covid</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/etc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>etc</span></a></p><p>Prevention is worth it long term</p>
Dr Joe Pajak<p>Toxic chemicals, toxic <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Brexit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Brexit</span></a>!<br>🇪🇺Banned by EU, since Brexit, still in use in UK. <br>'The EU’s regime has a very effective role in driving innovation into finding much safer alternatives.' @Chlexander @CHEMTrust<br>Report: @guardian <br><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Carcinogens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Carcinogens</span></a> @nature2030</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/15/toxic-chemicals-banned-by-eu-since-brexit-still-in-use-in-uk?CMP=share_btn_tw" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">23/sep/15/toxic-chemicals-banned-by-eu-since-brexit-still-in-use-in-uk?CMP=share_btn_tw</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Farmers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Farmers</span></a> Deceived About <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Sewage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sewage</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Sludge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sludge</span></a> Safety</p><p>April 2, 2010</p><p>"On March 27th [2010] Citizens for Sludge-Free Land sent a letter to the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Virginia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Virginia</span></a> Department of Environmental Quality and US <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EPA</span></a> Region 3 that information provided to Virginia landowners about using sewage sludges as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fertilizer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fertilizer</span></a> is deceptive. Land application permits are being granted in several Virginia counties without informing farmers of the serious risks associated with this practice. The VA code specifies, that to be valid, these permits can only be granted with the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/InformedConsent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InformedConsent</span></a> of the landowner.</p><p>"The Federal <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CleanWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CleanWater</span></a> Act defines sewage sludge as a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/pollutant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollutant</span></a>. Most of the pollutants that sewage treatment plants remove from wastewater concentrate in the resulting sludge. Exempt from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/hazardous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hazardous</span></a> and solid waste laws, sludge is being spread on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/agricultural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>agricultural</span></a> land, despite mounting scientific evidence and field reports that using this contaminated waste as a cheap fertilizer is neither safe, beneficial, nor sustainable.</p><p>"The Virginia Cooperative Extension Service as well as Nutri-Blend Inc., the company that needs permits to spread sludge, are failing to provide landowners with the necessary facts, so they can make an informed decision whether or not to treat their land with sludge. The widely distributed Extension Service biosolids fact sheets-- although deceptively dated May 9, 2009-- provide out-dated, inaccurate, incomplete, and in some cases, misleading information. They overstate the alleged benefits and totally ignore the known risks and recent documented evidence of adverse health and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environmental</span></a> impacts linked to sludge use. The fact sheets and brochures give the illusion that land applying sewage sludge, a complex and variable mixture of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanWaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanWaste</span></a> and thousands of industrial <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/chemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chemicals</span></a>, many of which are <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/toxic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>toxic</span></a> and persistent, is a safe and normal agricultural practice.</p><p>"The information provided to landowners deceptively downplays the health risks of exposure to odors, odorant compounds, endotoxins, bacteria-laden dusts, and toxic gases at land application sites that can cause severe and permanent <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/lung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lung</span></a> damage. Nor are farmers told that typical sludges generated in industrialized urban areas contain not only pathogens, but also <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PCBs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PCBs</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/dioxins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dioxins</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/carcinogens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>carcinogens</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/pharmaceuticals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pharmaceuticals</span></a>, flame retardants [<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PFAS</span></a>], and hormone disrupting chemicals that can damage developing organisms in parts per trillion. Many of these pollutants do not break down once they are applied to land. Worse, partial breakdown products are often more toxic than the parent material. Yet federal regulations require testing and standards for only nine toxic metals. Perhaps most important, the information provided to farmers fails to disclose that the National Academies of Science has indicated that while there are serious health concerns associated with many of the constituents of sewage sludge, there is too much uncertainty to scientifically predict the true health and environmental risks, when this complex waste mixture is applied to land.</p><p>"Finally, farmers are not told that sludge-exposure has been linked to illnesses, human deaths, livestock mortalities, groundwater pollution, and permanently degraded land. Unless there is a true and accurate disclosure of all the risks associated with this practice, there can be no true consent.</p><p>"Without informed consent, the state should not be issuing permits."</p><p>Link to archived web page (TY <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.archive.org/@internetarchive" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>internetarchive</span></a></span>!):<br><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221227022631/https://organicconsumers.org/press/farmers-deceived-about-sewage-sludge-safety" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">web.archive.org/web/2022122702</span><span class="invisible">2631/https://organicconsumers.org/press/farmers-deceived-about-sewage-sludge-safety</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PFOS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ChemicalIndustries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChemicalIndustries</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ToxicWaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ToxicWaste</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ForeverChemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForeverChemicals</span></a></p>
Andrew Thompson<p>Strong evidence that glyphosate causes <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cancer</span></a> </p><p>Mapping the key characteristics of <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/carcinogens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>carcinogens</span></a> for <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/glyphosate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glyphosate</span></a> and its formulations: A systematic review </p><p><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0045653523018398?via%3Dihub&amp;mc_cid=d05345ce77&amp;mc_eid=d07f3d6705" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sciencedirect.com/science/arti</span><span class="invisible">cle/pii/S0045653523018398?via%3Dihub&amp;mc_cid=d05345ce77&amp;mc_eid=d07f3d6705</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Roundup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Roundup</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Monsanto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Monsanto</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/gmo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gmo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/biotech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biotech</span></a></p>
Wokebloke for Democracy<p>Plans to poison every insect in a 27,000 square mile area with a neurotoxin which is carcinogenic to humans cancelled by the BLM after approval by the US Agriculture Department.<br><a href="https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/federal-agencies-scrap-aerial-pesticide-spray/article_6ef9b584-16e8-11ee-a356-0f6e79d52311.html?utm_source=santafenewmexican.com&amp;utm_campaign=%2Fnewsletters%2Fyour-morning-headlines%2F%3F123%26-dc%3D1688122807&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=read%20more" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">santafenewmexican.com/news/loc</span><span class="invisible">al_news/federal-agencies-scrap-aerial-pesticide-spray/article_6ef9b584-16e8-11ee-a356-0f6e79d52311.html?utm_source=santafenewmexican.com&amp;utm_campaign=%2Fnewsletters%2Fyour-morning-headlines%2F%3F123%26-dc%3D1688122807&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=read%20more</span></a><br><a href="https://libretooth.gr/tags/PlagueofLocusts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlagueofLocusts</span></a> <a href="https://libretooth.gr/tags/Carcinogens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Carcinogens</span></a> <a href="https://libretooth.gr/tags/AntiEnvironmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiEnvironmental</span></a></p>
Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️<p>WHO to say aspartame sweetener a possible carcinogen<br><a href="https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/who-s-cancer-research-agency-to-say-aspartame-sweetener-a-possible-carcinogen-reuters-sources-1.6461073" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ctvnews.ca/health/who-s-cancer</span><span class="invisible">-research-agency-to-say-aspartame-sweetener-a-possible-carcinogen-reuters-sources-1.6461073</span></a></p><p>Aspartame - an artificial sweetener used in products from Coca-Cola diet sodas to Mars' Extra chewing gum, some Snapple drinks - will be listed as "possibly carcinogenic to humans" by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the World Health Organization's (WHO) cancer research arm, the sources said.</p><p>Aspartame: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspartame" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspartam</span><span class="invisible">e</span></a><br>IARC: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Agency_for_Research_on_Cancer" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internat</span><span class="invisible">ional_Agency_for_Research_on_Cancer</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aspartame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aspartame</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/carcinogens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>carcinogens</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WHO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WHO</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IARC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IARC</span></a></p>
Wonkette Headline Bot<p>Biden's Woke Water Will Deny Americans 'Forever Chemicals' Their Bodies Crave <a href="https://www.wonkette.com/biden-s-woke-water-will-deny-americans-forever-chemicals-their-bodies-crave" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wonkette.com/biden-s-woke-wate</span><span class="invisible">r-will-deny-americans-forever-chemicals-their-bodies-crave</span></a></p><p><a href="https://wonkodon.com/tags/Environmental_protection_agency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environmental_protection_agency</span></a> <a href="https://wonkodon.com/tags/Carcinogens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Carcinogens</span></a> <a href="https://wonkodon.com/tags/Pfas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pfas</span></a> <a href="https://wonkodon.com/tags/Forever_chemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Forever_chemicals</span></a> <a href="https://wonkodon.com/tags/Teflon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Teflon</span></a> <a href="https://wonkodon.com/tags/Parts_per_trillion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Parts_per_trillion</span></a> <a href="https://wonkodon.com/tags/Pfoa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pfoa</span></a> <a href="https://wonkodon.com/tags/Pfos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pfos</span></a> <a href="https://wonkodon.com/tags/Genx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genx</span></a> <a href="https://wonkodon.com/tags/Pfbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pfbs</span></a> <a href="https://wonkodon.com/tags/Pfhxs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pfhxs</span></a> <a href="https://wonkodon.com/tags/Pfna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pfna</span></a> <a href="https://wonkodon.com/tags/Epa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Epa</span></a> <a href="https://wonkodon.com/tags/Michael_regan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Michael_regan</span></a> <a href="https://wonkodon.com/tags/Wilmington_north_carolina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wilmington_north_carolina</span></a> <a href="https://wonkodon.com/tags/Cape_fear_river" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cape_fear_river</span></a> <a href="https://wonkodon.com/tags/Superfund" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Superfund</span></a> <a href="https://wonkodon.com/tags/Drinking_water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Drinking_water</span></a> <a href="https://wonkodon.com/tags/Woke_water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Woke_water</span></a> <a href="https://wonkodon.com/tags/Defense_department" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Defense_department</span></a> <a href="https://wonkodon.com/tags/Pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pollution</span></a> <a href="https://wonkodon.com/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a></p>
The Conversation U.S.<p>From our air and food to medication and household products—we encounter chemicals daily. Sadly, certain chemicals, called <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/carcinogens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>carcinogens</span></a>, can lead to adverse <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> effects, like <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cancer</span></a>. Here’s how public health agencies identify these chemicals. </p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/does-this-cause-cancer-how-scientists-determine-whether-a-chemical-is-carcinogenic-sometimes-with-controversial-results-193431" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/does-this-</span><span class="invisible">cause-cancer-how-scientists-determine-whether-a-chemical-is-carcinogenic-sometimes-with-controversial-results-193431</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p>One in eight cases (12.7%) of <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/asthma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asthma</span></a> in <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/kids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kids</span></a> caused by <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/NaturalGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NaturalGas</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/stove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stove</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a><br>Emission of toxic chemicals and <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/carcinogens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>carcinogens</span></a> from <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/gas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gas</span></a> stoves creating indoor pollution worse than car traffic <br><a href="https://bit.ly/3Qq6XsS" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">bit.ly/3Qq6XsS</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>