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Steve<p>"For the past several years, I’ve been telling my friends what I’m going to tell you: Throw out your black plastic spatula. In a world of plastic consumer goods, avoiding the material entirely requires the fervor of a religious conversion. But getting rid of black plastic kitchen utensils is a low-stakes move, and worth it. Cooking with any plastic is a dubious enterprise, because heat&nbsp;encourages&nbsp;potentially harmful plastic compounds to&nbsp;migrate&nbsp;out of the polymers and potentially into the food. But, as Andrew Turner, a biochemist at the University of Plymouth recently told me, black plastic is particularly crucial to avoid..."</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/HealthHazard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthHazard</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plastic</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/BlackPlastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackPlastic</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Cooking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cooking</span></a><br><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Cooking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cooking</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Hazard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hazard</span></a></p><p><a href="https://archive.ph/2024.11.01-003146/https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2024/10/black-plastic-spatula-flame-retardants/680452/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.ph/2024.11.01-003146/h</span><span class="invisible">ttps://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2024/10/black-plastic-spatula-flame-retardants/680452/</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Scientist: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/plutonium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plutonium</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/contamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>contamination</span></a> still present in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NewMexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewMexico</span></a>'s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AcidCanyon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AcidCanyon</span></a></p><p>by Roz Brown<br>Friday, August 23, 2024</p><p>"A scientist who said he found extreme plutonium contamination in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LosAlamos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LosAlamos</span></a>' Acid Canyon believes concerned residents should invest in monitoring equipment for greater peace of mind. </p><p>"Over a 20-year period ending in 1963, liquid and often <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RadioactiveWaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RadioactiveWaste</span></a> was dumped down the canyon.</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MichaelKetterer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MichaelKetterer</span></a>, professor emeritus of chemistry and biochemistry, Northern Arizona University, presented findings to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearWatch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearWatch</span></a> New Mexico about water, soil and plant samples he collected at the site 60 years later. He believes people living nearby should follow his lead.</p><p>"'New Mexicans, you guys can do this too,' Ketterer urged. 'Your state needs a community instrument, not one run by the state or the locals or by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DOE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOE</span></a>, one run by the community. You can do this too.'</p><p>"Ketterer pointed out the instrument would provide those downstream updated contamination readings. In 1967, the Atomic Energy Commission worked to clean up the area before releasing the land to Los Alamos County without any restrictions on uses. A County Councilor who attended the presentation said they have not received any notification from the federal government about Acid Canyon being <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/unsafe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unsafe</span></a>.</p><p>"The canyon now features a dirt trail shaded by pines, providing easy recreational opportunities. Ketterer noted the levels of plutonium contamination were the highest he's ever seen in an area without restricted access.</p><p>"'You know this is happening in an area with full public access,' Ketterer emphasized. 'Anybody's child or dog can go down there, contact water, the sediments, the plants. What actions has <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EPA</span></a> taken or should EPA take to stop this?"</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearWatchNewMexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearWatchNewMexico</span></a> is pushing for increased cleanup of legacy waste from Los Alamos National Laboratory. The group also opposes new <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PlutoniumPit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlutoniumPit</span></a> production proposed near the site and worries future <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wildfires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildfires</span></a> in the area could possibly disperse plutonium through falling ash."</p><p><a href="https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2024-08-23/nuclear-waste/scientist-plutonium-contamination-still-present-in-nms-acid-canyon/a91972-1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">publicnewsservice.org/2024-08-</span><span class="invisible">23/nuclear-waste/scientist-plutonium-contamination-still-present-in-nms-acid-canyon/a91972-1</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoNukes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoNukes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoWar</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearContamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearContamination</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HealthHazard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthHazard</span></a></p>
PhoenixSerenity<p>The global rise in <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cancer</span></a> cases has led to an increased use of <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/CancerDrugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CancerDrugs</span></a>, which are vital for treating the disease. However, these drugs, particularly <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/cytostatics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cytostatics</span></a>, are now emerging as a significant <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environmental</span></a> threat. Cytostatics, which slow or stop the growth of cancer cells, are not fully removed by <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/wastewater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wastewater</span></a> treatment plants &amp; can enter aquatic <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/ecosystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecosystems</span></a>, posing risks to <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> &amp; potentially humans.</p><p><a href="https://www.onegreenplanet.org/environment/global-growing-concern-over-cancer-drug-pollution-affect-on-wildlife-and-environment/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">onegreenplanet.org/environment</span><span class="invisible">/global-growing-concern-over-cancer-drug-pollution-affect-on-wildlife-and-environment/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/MedicalWaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedicalWaste</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/HealthHazard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthHazard</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/EcoNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EcoNews</span></a></p>
🤘 The Metal Dog 🤘<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TheMetalDogArticleList" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheMetalDogArticleList</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/YahooEntertainment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YahooEntertainment</span></a><br>“It’s a big, festering, open sewer – it’s nothing to do with music”: Watch Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson eviscerate hair metal in a 1990 interview<br>Iron Maiden’s frontman didn’t mince words when talking about the hedonism of certain ’80s metal bands</p><p><a href="https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/big-festering-open-sewer-nothing-150215419.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">yahoo.com/entertainment/big-fe</span><span class="invisible">stering-open-sewer-nothing-150215419.html</span></a></p><p> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/festering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>festering</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opensewer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opensewer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nothing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nothing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disgusting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disgusting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/healthhazard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthhazard</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/neglectedcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neglectedcommunity</span></a></p>
RiskMap<p>⚡️ Aboriginal community at Wallaga Lake residing in asbestos-contaminated housing; inadequate fencing poses health risks. EPA identifies multiple contaminated sites. Urgent action required to ensure residents' safety and remediation of affected areas. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AsbestosRisk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AsbestosRisk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HealthHazard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthHazard</span></a> <a href="https://www.riskmap.com/incidents/1957875/articles/198741096/?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">riskmap.com/incidents/1957875/</span><span class="invisible">articles/198741096/?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>All of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a>’s 13 <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/hospitals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hospitals</span></a> are “only partly operational” because of supply shortages &amp; fuel rationing, the agency said.<br>
&gt;650k people are w/o drinking <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a>, the agency said, after <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> cut off water supplies to Gaza.<br>
7 water &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/sanitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sanitation</span></a> facilities were damaged by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/IsraeliAirstrikes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IsraeliAirstrikes</span></a>, the agency said, adding that “<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/sewage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sewage</span></a> &amp; solid waste” are building up in the streets in some areas, creating a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HealthHazard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthHazard</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Hamas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hamas</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>war</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Terrorism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Terrorism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HumanitarianCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanitarianCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MiddleEast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MiddleEast</span></a></p>
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