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HelloMstdnWorld in $1.5tn ‘plastics crisis’ hitting health from infancy to old age, report warnsPlastic production has increased more than 200 times since 1950 and hits health at every stage from extraction to disposal, says review in the Lancet<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/03/world-in-15tn-plastics-crisis-hitting-health-from-infancy-to-old-age-report-warns" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/03/world-in-15tn-plastics-crisis-hitting-health-from-infancy-to-old-age-report-warns</a><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Plastic</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Plastics</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Toxic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Toxic</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Lancet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Lancet</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Health</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HealthHazard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HealthHazard</a>

Steve"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 encourages potentially harmful plastic compounds to migrate 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..."<a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/HealthHazard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HealthHazard</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Plastic</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/BlackPlastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BlackPlastic</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Cooking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cooking</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Cooking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cooking</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Hazard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Hazard</a><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" translate="no" target="_blank">https://archive.ph/2024.11.01-003146/https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2024/10/black-plastic-spatula-flame-retardants/680452/</a>

DoomsdaysCWScientist: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/plutonium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#plutonium</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/contamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#contamination</a> still present in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NewMexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NewMexico</a>'s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AcidCanyon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AcidCanyon</a>by Roz Brown Friday, August 23, 2024"A scientist who said he found extreme plutonium contamination in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LosAlamos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LosAlamos</a>' Acid Canyon believes concerned residents should invest in monitoring equipment for greater peace of mind. "Over a 20-year period ending in 1963, liquid and often <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RadioactiveWaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RadioactiveWaste</a> was dumped down the canyon."<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MichaelKetterer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MichaelKetterer</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" target="_blank">#NuclearWatch</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."'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" target="_blank">#DOE</a>, one run by the community. You can do this too.'"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" target="_blank">#unsafe</a>."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."'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" target="_blank">#EPA</a> taken or should EPA take to stop this?""<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearWatchNewMexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NuclearWatchNewMexico</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" target="_blank">#PlutoniumPit</a> production proposed near the site and worries future <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wildfires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wildfires</a> in the area could possibly disperse plutonium through falling ash."<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" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2024-08-23/nuclear-waste/scientist-plutonium-contamination-still-present-in-nms-acid-canyon/a91972-1</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoNukes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NoNukes</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NoWar</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearContamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NuclearContamination</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Environment</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HealthHazard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HealthHazard</a>

PhoenixSerenityThe global rise in <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cancer</a> cases has led to an increased use of <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/CancerDrugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CancerDrugs</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" target="_blank">#cytostatics</a>, are now emerging as a significant <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#environmental</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" target="_blank">#wastewater</a> treatment plants & can enter aquatic <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/ecosystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ecosystems</a>, posing risks to <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wildlife</a> & potentially humans.<a href="https://www.onegreenplanet.org/environment/global-growing-concern-over-cancer-drug-pollution-affect-on-wildlife-and-environment/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.onegreenplanet.org/environment/global-growing-concern-over-cancer-drug-pollution-affect-on-wildlife-and-environment/</a><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/MedicalWaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MedicalWaste</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/HealthHazard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HealthHazard</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/EcoNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EcoNews</a>

🤘 The Metal Dog 🤘<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TheMetalDogArticleList" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TheMetalDogArticleList</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/YahooEntertainment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#YahooEntertainment</a> “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 Iron Maiden’s frontman didn’t mince words when talking about the hedonism of certain ’80s metal bands<a href="https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/big-festering-open-sewer-nothing-150215419.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/big-festering-open-sewer-nothing-150215419.html</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/festering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#festering</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opensewer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#opensewer</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nothing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nothing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disgusting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#disgusting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/healthhazard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#healthhazard</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/neglectedcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#neglectedcommunity</a>

RiskMap⚡️ 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" target="_blank">#AsbestosRisk</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HealthHazard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HealthHazard</a> <a href="https://www.riskmap.com/incidents/1957875/articles/198741096/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.riskmap.com/incidents/1957875/articles/198741096/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon</a>

NonilexAll of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Gaza</a>’s 13 <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/hospitals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hospitals</a> are “only partly operational” because of supply shortages & fuel rationing, the agency said.  >650k people are w/o drinking <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#water</a>, the agency said, after <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Israel</a> cut off water supplies to Gaza.  7 water & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/sanitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sanitation</a> facilities were damaged by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/IsraeliAirstrikes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IsraeliAirstrikes</a>, the agency said, adding that “<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/sewage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sewage</a> & 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" target="_blank">#HealthHazard</a>.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Hamas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Hamas</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#war</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Terrorism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Terrorism</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HumanRights</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HumanitarianCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HumanitarianCrisis</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#geopolitics</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MiddleEast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MiddleEast</a>

RiskMap⚡️ Family contracts life-threatening legionnaire's disease from a jacuzzi at Dylan Coastal Resort in Laugharne, Wales. Resort management apologizes and removes the hot tub. Water quality management review underway. Jacuzzis known to be high-risk for infections. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HealthHazard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HealthHazard</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LegionnairesDisease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LegionnairesDisease</a> <a href="https://www.riskmap.com/incidents/1857568/articles/184226958/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.riskmap.com/incidents/1857568/articles/184226958/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon</a>

PeterD 🇩🇪 🇨🇦Why are the Canadian wildfires so bad this year?<a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01902-4?utm_source=Nature+Briefing&utm_campaign=54b2493a7b-briefing-dy-20230612&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c9dfd39373-54b2493a7b-46206854" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01902-4?utm_source=Nature+Briefing&utm_campaign=54b2493a7b-briefing-dy-20230612&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c9dfd39373-54b2493a7b-46206854</a>"Hot, dry weather and <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/human" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#human</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/carelessness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#carelessness</a> have led to a huge burnt area — and to a <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/choking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#choking</a> haze that is affecting millions of people."<a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Wildfires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Wildfires</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Smoke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Smoke</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/HealthHazard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HealthHazard</a>

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