La Griffe<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SEB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SEB</span></a> et <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tefal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tefal</span></a> visés par une plainte d’ <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ONG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ONG</span></a> pour «pratiques commerciales trompeuses» sur leurs poêles en <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/teflon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>teflon</span></a> «sûres»</p><p>Des associations environnementales accusent le groupe SEB et sa filiale Tefal de publicité mensongère. Elles dénoncent l’omission des risques liés au <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PTFE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PTFE</span></a> dans les poêles antiadhésives. <a href="https://www.leparisien.fr/economie/consommation/seb-et-tefal-vises-par-une-plainte-dong-pour-pratiques-commerciales-trompeuses-sur-leurs-poeles-en-teflon-sures-10-07-2025-C5BZZKVLL5ANTE27PSL7DJYIX4.php" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">leparisien.fr/economie/consomm</span><span class="invisible">ation/seb-et-tefal-vises-par-une-plainte-dong-pour-pratiques-commerciales-trompeuses-sur-leurs-poeles-en-teflon-sures-10-07-2025-C5BZZKVLL5ANTE27PSL7DJYIX4.php</span></a></p><p>Polluants éternels :<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/@la_voix/114805317606965062" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@la_voix/11480</span><span class="invisible">5317606965062</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFAS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PFOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFOA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/environnement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environnement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sante" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sante</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>justice</span></a></p>
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Mark Burton<p>Stop using <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/teflon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>teflon</span></a> products.<br>You <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/cyclists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cyclists</span></a>: avoid all <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PTFE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PTFE</span></a> lubricants. Get Green Oil instead.<br>It's the most abundant micro plastic now in your <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/gonads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gonads</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.green-oil.net/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">green-oil.net/index.html</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Detectan varios tipos de microplásticos en el semen y en los ovarios: el más abundante es el teflón<br><a href="https://www.eldiario.es/sociedad/detectan-tipos-microplasticos-semen-ovarios-abundante-teflon_1_12426361.html?utm_source=Al+d%C3%ADa&utm_campaign=e8438ff87d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_07_01_06_15&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-e8438ff87d-70547832&mc_cid=e8438ff87d" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eldiario.es/sociedad/detectan-</span><span class="invisible">tipos-microplasticos-semen-ovarios-abundante-teflon_1_12426361.html?utm_source=Al+d%C3%ADa&utm_campaign=e8438ff87d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_07_01_06_15&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-e8438ff87d-70547832&mc_cid=e8438ff87d</span></a></p>
zl2tod<p>How One Company Secretly Poisoned The Planet</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PTFE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PTFE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Teflon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Teflon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/C8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>C8</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFAS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PFOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFOA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ForeverChemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ForeverChemicals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DuPont" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DuPont</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/3M" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3M</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SC2eSujzrUY" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=SC2eSujzrUY</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Richard "RichiH" Hartmann<p>A question for the <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/3dprinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3dprinting</span></a> and <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/maker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>maker</span></a> crowd:</p><p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/PTFE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PTFE</span></a> tubes are _expensive_! Where do you source cheap & good quality ones? To be clear, for 1.75mm filament.</p><p>Any reliable <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Aliexpress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Aliexpress</span></a> or anything?</p>
bicyclegrün<p><a href="https://gruene.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFAS</span></a> verseucht <a href="https://gruene.social/tags/Boden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Boden</span></a> und <a href="https://gruene.social/tags/Trinkwasser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trinkwasser</span></a><br><a href="https://gruene.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFAS</span></a> sammelt sich in <a href="https://gruene.social/tags/deinem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deinem</span></a> <a href="https://gruene.social/tags/K%C3%B6rper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Körper</span></a><br><a href="https://gruene.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFAS</span></a> macht dich <a href="https://gruene.social/tags/krank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>krank</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/fedibikes_de" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>fedibikes_de</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/mastobikes_de" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mastobikes_de</span></a></span> <a href="https://gruene.social/tags/Fahrrad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fahrrad</span></a><br>Bist du auch ein:e <a href="https://gruene.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFAS</span></a> Giftspritzer:in?</p><p><a href="https://gruene.social/tags/Fahrrad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fahrrad</span></a> <a href="https://gruene.social/tags/Ketten%C3%B6l" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kettenöl</span></a> mit <a href="https://gruene.social/tags/Teflon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Teflon</span></a> oder <a href="https://gruene.social/tags/PTFE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PTFE</span></a> wird zum Beispiel bei ALDI/LIDL regelmäßig großflächig verkauft und landet dann auf dem <a href="https://gruene.social/tags/Radweg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Radweg</span></a> und in der <a href="https://gruene.social/tags/Umwelt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Umwelt</span></a>.</p><p>Edit: Das F100 ist nur ein Beispiel. Vermutlich haben die ALDI/LIDL Teflon Öle eine viel größere Verbreitung, aber ich hab kein Foto davon gefunden.</p>
Ioan<p>Anybody else grossed out by <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/GreenOil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GreenOil</span></a> and their disgusting <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/PR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PR</span></a> gaffe where they try and associate <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/MucOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MucOff</span></a> (which I'm not a fan of, but still..), <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/PTFE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PTFE</span></a> and <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/ChrisHoy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChrisHoy</span></a> 's <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cancer</span></a>? </p><p>Absolute pieces of ****<br><a href="https://toot.wales/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BikeTooter</span></a></p><p><a href="https://road.cc/content/news/cycling-brands-really-poor-taste-chris-hoy-cancer-video-312071" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">road.cc/content/news/cycling-b</span><span class="invisible">rands-really-poor-taste-chris-hoy-cancer-video-312071</span></a></p>
guyinahat<p>This was a mixed success 😁. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/carbontransfer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>carbontransfer</span></a>. Basically you can create tissue on the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PTFE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PTFE</span></a> support and then just wait until the tissue is bone dry. However it doesn't seem to dry very well if you make the gelatin swell and you stick it to a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gelatin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gelatin</span></a> sized paper... since the sizing prevents evaporation, all the evaporation has to pass thru the PTFE. It seems necessary to use the fan for active evaporation.</p>
guyinahat<p>I guess another benefit of using <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PTFE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PTFE</span></a> as the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/carbontissue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>carbontissue</span></a> support is that it's dimensionally stable but also think this particular type I'm using is permeable??? I applied it using water but it seemed more wet than I expected it to be. I recall a brand called <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gorotex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gorotex</span></a> or something like that where a plastic was made to be water permeable. I could be totally wrong. But the tissue is drying in record time. And yeah the previous try was another thankless failure although I did see gelatin details.</p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>'This is our best option:' <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> farmers turn to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarEnergy</span></a> due to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/contaminated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contaminated</span></a> fields</p><p>Story by Brad Rogers<br>7/25/2024</p><p>ARUNDEL (WGME) – "<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFAS</span></a>, also known as forever chemicals, have been nothing short of disastrous for hundreds of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Mainefarmers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mainefarmers</span></a>.</p><p>"It's ruined their land, made their cattle, milk and eggs unsafe to eat and left many farmers with serious health problems.</p><p>"'This farm has been in our family since 1914,' <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FredStone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FredStone</span></a>, whose <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Arundel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Arundel</span></a> farm was contaminated with PFAS, said.</p><p>"Stone was a third-generation dairy farmer in Arundel until forever chemicals were discovered in his fields, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WellWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WellWater</span></a>, cows and milk.</p><p>"The pollution came from spreading <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wastewater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wastewater</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sludge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sludge</span></a> on his farm after the state told him it was safe.</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineDEP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineDEP</span></a> has identified more than 500 sites where sludge was applied to farmland as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fertilizer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fertilizer</span></a>.</p><p>"In 2017, Stone was the first farmer in the state to have his dairy farm and his pasture shut down due to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAScontamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFAScontamination</span></a>.</p><p>"To make up for it, the state offered to buy his farm, but he refused to walk away.</p><p>"'We’re not in the farm selling or land selling business,' Stone said. 'Given what options we had left, that brought us to the solar thing.'</p><p>"He's been working with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaldenRenewables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaldenRenewables</span></a> to build a solar array on 100 acres of his contaminated farm.</p><p>"'It's their best alternative, but for some of these landowners, it's hard to kind of accept the change that they're facing,' Dale Knapp of Walden Renewables said. 'This is an injection of revenue that they desperately need.'</p><p>"This week, the Maine Public Utilities Commission [<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MainePUC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MainePUC</span></a>] approved new rules, paving the way for solar development on PFAS-polluted farms.</p><p>"'The Act provides that the commission must give a primary preference to projects that are located on contaminated lands,' Carrie Gilbert of the Maine PUC Commission said.</p><p>"'This is our best option,' Stone said. 'So reluctantly, very reluctantly I guess, that’s what we ended up having to do.'</p><p>"Stone plans to sign a 30-year lease for the solar array.</p><p>"After that, his farm may still be contaminated with forever chemicals, but 30 years is a long time for someone to come up with a solution.</p><p>"'That might mean that generational farm just goes on pause,' Knapp said. 'And the next generation may have the opportunity to return it to being a family farm someday.'</p><p>"'I’m very bitter,' Stone said. 'This is not the way we wanted to see this go. Yeah, I would love to see it continue on as a farm of some kind but damn the state of Maine for putting me in this position.'"</p><p><a href="https://wgme.com/news/local/this-is-our-best-option-maine-farmers-turn-to-solar-energy-due-to-contaminated-fields-pfas-forever-chemical-dep-sludge-milk-cows-array" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wgme.com/news/local/this-is-ou</span><span class="invisible">r-best-option-maine-farmers-turn-to-solar-energy-due-to-contaminated-fields-pfas-forever-chemical-dep-sludge-milk-cows-array</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineFarms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineFarms</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarFarms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarFarms</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ContaminatedFarmland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ContaminatedFarmland</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Reuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Reuse</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarFarm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarFarm</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RenewablesNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RenewablesNow</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RenewableEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RenewableEnergy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFOA</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFOS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASContamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFASContamination</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterPollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFASPollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PTFE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PTFE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cancer</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Contamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Contamination</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Chemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chemicals</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GenXChemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GenXChemicals</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pesticides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pesticides</span></a> may contain an alarming amount of ‘<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ForeverChemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ForeverChemicals</span></a>’: Study </p><p>by Sharon Udasin - 07/24/24 2:01 PM ET</p><p>"Toxic 'forever chemicals' are increasingly appearing in U.S. pesticides — contaminating waterways and posing a possible threat to human health, a new study has found.</p><p>"Pesticides containing these compounds, called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFAS</span></a>), are used widely nationwide on staple foods, such as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/corn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corn</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wheat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wheat</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/kale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kale</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/spinach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spinach</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/apples" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>apples</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/strawberries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>strawberries</span></a>, according to the study, published Wednesday in Environmental Health Perspectives.</p><p>"Known for their ability to linger in the human body and the environment, PFAS have been linked to many illnesses, such as thyroid disease, kidney cancer and testicular cancer.</p><p>"PFAS-laden pesticides are also used inside homes, for flea treatments on pets and in insect-killing sprays, noted the authors, who represent several environmental organizations.</p><p>"The researchers — from the Center for Biological Diversity, the Environmental Working Group and Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility — said they drew their conclusions by compiling data on sources of PFAS in pesticide products.</p><p>Read more:</p><p><a href="https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4790651-toxic-forever-chemicals-pesticides-study/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thehill.com/policy/energy-envi</span><span class="invisible">ronment/4790651-toxic-forever-chemicals-pesticides-study/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFOA</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFOS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASContamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFASContamination</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterPollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFASPollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PTFE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PTFE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cancer</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Contamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Contamination</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Chemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chemicals</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a>#GenXChemicals<br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Toxic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Toxic</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CenterforBiologicalDiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CenterforBiologicalDiversity</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>So, ignoring the elephant in the room (that <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFAS</span></a> is EVERYWHERE), apparently, the state of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> has been restocking fish in ponds and lakes that have known PFAS contamination... </p><p>Maine stocks PFAS-laden waters with fish, warns ‘do not eat’</p><p>Scientists worry that some anglers will still consume the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/trout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trout</span></a> tainted by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ForeverChemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ForeverChemicals</span></a>. One environmental watchdog group calls the state Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife practice 'super disturbing.'</p><p>by Penelope Overton, June 2, 2024</p><p>"Chock-full of forever chemicals, the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FishingHoles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FishingHoles</span></a> next to Fairfield’s youth athletic complex on Industrial Drive are believed to be some of the most <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/polluted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>polluted</span></a> waters in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> – yet the state still stocks these ponds every year with hatchery-raised <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrookTrout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrookTrout</span></a> for local children to catch.</p><p>"The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife [<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineDIFW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineDIFW</span></a>] said it puts brook trout in the ponds for kids to catch for fun, not for sustenance, and that it warns against eating anything caught from these waters. A fish doesn’t have to be eaten to be enjoyed, said state fisheries director Francis Brautigam."</p><p>Relevant quotes:</p><p>Sarah Woodbury, Defend Our Health: “This is super disturbing to me that they are intentionally stocking areas they know are contaminated. Folks that depend on fish to feed their families shouldn’t have to be worried about additional contamination.”</p><p>Michelle Flewelling, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FairfieldMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FairfieldMaine</span></a> Town Manager: "“Forever chemicals have done a number on this town. We’ve got the highest numbers in the state, maybe the country. We all know it. It’s no secret. It’s in our drinking water, our ponds, our fields. It’s white noise at this point. We’ve lost so much. Why let it take one more thing from these kids?”</p><p>Read more [may be behind a paywall]:<br><a href="https://www.pressherald.com/2024/06/02/state-stocks-contaminated-waters-with-fish-then-warns-against-eating-them/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pressherald.com/2024/06/02/sta</span><span class="invisible">te-stocks-contaminated-waters-with-fish-then-warns-against-eating-them/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFOS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASContamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFASContamination</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterPollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFASPollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFOA</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PTFE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PTFE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cancer</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Contamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Contamination</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Chemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chemicals</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GenXChemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GenXChemicals</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Toxic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Toxic</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Crapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Crapitalism</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>IN-DEPTH: For clean beauty brands, getting <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFAS</span></a> out of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/makeup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>makeup</span></a> might be easier said than done</p><p>“Even the most well-intentioned brands could experience PFAS problems.”</p><p>Elizabeth Gribkoff<br>Mar 24, 2022</p><p>"The [PFAS] compounds can be added to makeup to make products <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterResistant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterResistant</span></a>, longer-lasting, and more spreadable. Until last year, there were no studies looking at how much PFAS were in North American cosmetics, although the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is notoriously hands-off in regulating the safety of personal care products. With that in mind, a team of researchers from the University of Notre Dame, Indiana University, and other institutions tested more than 200 <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/mascaras" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mascaras</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/concealers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>concealers</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EyeShadows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EyeShadows</span></a>, and other cosmetics from North America. </p><p>"What they found surprised the researchers: roughly half the products they tested contained the PFAS indicator organic fluorine. Colored <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/lipsticks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lipsticks</span></a>, mascaras, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/foundations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>foundations</span></a> advertised as '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LongLasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LongLasting</span></a>' or '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WearResistant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WearResistant</span></a>' had particularly high levels."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.ehn.org/pfas-in-makeup-2656887006.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ehn.org/pfas-in-makeup-2656887</span><span class="invisible">006.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Cosmetics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cosmetics</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Proprietary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Proprietary</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FDA</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SecretativeCorporations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SecretativeCorporations</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFAS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFOS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterPollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFASPollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFOA</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PTFE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PTFE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cancer</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Contamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Contamination</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Chemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chemicals</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodPackaging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FoodPackaging</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Plastics</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FireFightingFoam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FireFightingFoam</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Firefighters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Firefighters</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mining</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Lubricants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lubricants</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Electronics</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Cosmetics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cosmetics</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFNA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFNA</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFHxS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFHxS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFB</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GenXChemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GenXChemicals</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Toxic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Toxic</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Crapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Crapitalism</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>‘<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ForeverChemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ForeverChemicals</span></a>’ – the part of cleaning you don’t want to last</p><p>"Notable categories of cleaners that either may contain, or have historically contained, PFAS are:</p><p>- glass and hard surface cleaners<br>- fabric, upholstery, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CarpetCleaners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CarpetCleaners</span></a> and treatments<br>- <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/waxes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>waxes</span></a> and polishes for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/floors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>floors</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/furniture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>furniture</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cars</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/boat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>boat</span></a> vessels<br>- dishwashing rinse aids <br>- <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AerosolPropellant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AerosolPropellant</span></a>-based <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cleaners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cleaners</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AirFresheners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AirFresheners</span></a><br>- <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/paints" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>paints</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/coatings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coatings</span></a>. </p><p>"Floor sealers and finishes – products that cure into a film once applied – often contain PFAS. During floor stripping and waxing, PFAS concentrations in dust and air particulate matter were one order of magnitude greater than typical residential indoor air and two orders of magnitude greater than outdoor air, according to a 2022 study.</p><p>"But now the cleaning products <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Industry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Industry</span></a> wants to keep consumers in the dark about the use of these chemicals in their brands. Earlier this month, a bill was introduced in Congress on behalf of leading household cleaning product makers that would deny Americans the right to know about <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ToxicChemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ToxicChemicals</span></a> in cleaning products. </p><p>"The manufacturer <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Reckitt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Reckitt</span></a> applauded Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-Ind.) for introducing the bill, which would rob consumers of crucial information about the ingredients in their products. Reckitt makes popular household brands like <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Lysol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lysol</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Woolite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Woolite</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AirWick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AirWick</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Vanish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vanish</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Calgon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Calgon</span></a>, among many others.</p><p>And industry giant <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SCJohnson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SCJohnson</span></a><br>called for a 'clear federal standard' on disclosing ingredients, knowing any such standard could take a decade or longer. The company manufactures <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Glade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Glade</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Drano" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Drano</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pledge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pledge</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ScrubbingBubbles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScrubbingBubbles</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Shout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Shout</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Windex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Windex</span></a>, along with many other products, including <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Ziploc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ziploc</span></a>."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news/2023/10/forever-chemicals-part-cleaning-you-dont-want-last" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ewg.org/news-insights/news/202</span><span class="invisible">3/10/forever-chemicals-part-cleaning-you-dont-want-last</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFAS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFOS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterPollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFASPollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFOA</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PTFE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PTFE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cancer</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Contamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Contamination</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Chemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chemicals</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodPackaging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FoodPackaging</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Plastics</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FireFightingFoam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FireFightingFoam</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Firefighters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Firefighters</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mining</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Lubricants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lubricants</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Electronics</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Cosmetics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cosmetics</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFNA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFNA</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFHxS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFHxS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFB</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GenXChemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GenXChemicals</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Toxic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Toxic</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DowChemical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DowChemical</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DuPont" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DuPont</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/3M" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3M</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BASF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BASF</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Teflon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Teflon</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RainWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RainWater</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DrinkingWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DrinkingWater</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Are ‘<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ForeverChemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ForeverChemicals</span></a>’ In Your Favorite Sparkling Water? Here’s What to Know</p><p>Many brands have <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFAS</span></a> levels of more than 1 part per trillion, exceeding the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Environmental</span></a> Working Group's recommendation.</p><p>By Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner<br>Published on April 28, 2024</p><p> "Bottled and canned water is often considered a healthier or safer option, thanks to purification and processing. But that may not necessarily be the case. In 2020, Consumer Reports ran a study to determine PFAS levels in 47 bottled waters, including 35 noncarbonated and 12 carbonated samples. Many of the carbonated waters had PFAS in them."</p><p><a href="https://www.foodandwine.com/pfas-in-sparkling-water-8640113" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">foodandwine.com/pfas-in-sparkl</span><span class="invisible">ing-water-8640113</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFAS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFOS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterPollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFASPollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFOA</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PTFE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PTFE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cancer</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Contamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Contamination</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Chemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chemicals</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodPackaging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FoodPackaging</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Plastics</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FireFightingFoam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FireFightingFoam</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Firefighters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Firefighters</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mining</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Lubricants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lubricants</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Electronics</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Cosmetics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cosmetics</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFNA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFNA</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFHxS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFHxS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFB</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GenXChemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GenXChemicals</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Toxic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Toxic</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DowChemical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DowChemical</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DuPont" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DuPont</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/3M" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3M</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BASF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BASF</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Teflon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Teflon</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RainWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RainWater</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DrinkingWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DrinkingWater</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BlueTriton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlueTriton</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PolandSpring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PolandSpring</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>‘<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ForeverChemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ForeverChemicals</span></a>’ Are Found in Some <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Milk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Milk</span></a>, Including <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Organic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Organic</span></a></p><p>Story by Lauren Kirchner<br>May 2, 2024</p><p>"It was November 2016 when one of the earliest warning signs flashed, in the form of an unassuming and very unlucky dairy farm in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Arundel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Arundel</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a>. </p><p>"That’s when Fred Stone learned that water on his farm contained high levels of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFAS</span></a>. The source of the pollution was later found to be recycled sewage <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sludge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sludge</span></a>, which he had been told for many years was a safe <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fertilizer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fertilizer</span></a>. But per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)—otherwise known as “forever chemicals” for their persistence in the environment and in humans—have been linked to cancer, immunity and endocrine problems, and infertility. </p><p>"The chemicals had contaminated not just his body but his cows and their milk. The land that three generations of his family had worked on for over a century was now toxic.</p><p>"Stone took his story public, and similar reports from other farmers around the country followed. In 2018 a dairy and cattle farmer in New Mexico learned that PFAS-containing firefighting foam from a nearby Air Force base had leached into his well water, putting him out of business. In 2022 Michigan shut down a cattle farm because fertilizer it got from a nearby wastewater treatment plant had contaminated the cows’ feed with PFAS. And earlier this year, the owners of two ranches in Texas said that PFAS-laden fertilizer had killed their livestock and made them sick, too."</p><p><a href="https://www.consumerreports.org/pfas/pfas-forever-chemicals-found-in-some-milk-including-organic-a1101576034/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">consumerreports.org/pfas/pfas-</span><span class="invisible">forever-chemicals-found-in-some-milk-including-organic-a1101576034/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFAS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFOS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterPollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFASPollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFOA</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PTFE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PTFE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cancer</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Contamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Contamination</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Chemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chemicals</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodPackaging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FoodPackaging</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Plastics</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FireFightingFoam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FireFightingFoam</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Firefighters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Firefighters</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mining</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Lubricants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lubricants</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Electronics</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Cosmetics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cosmetics</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFNA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFNA</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFHxS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFHxS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFB</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GenXChemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GenXChemicals</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Toxic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Toxic</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DowChemical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DowChemical</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DuPont" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DuPont</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/3M" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3M</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BASF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BASF</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Teflon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Teflon</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RainWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RainWater</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DrinkingWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DrinkingWater</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EPA</span></a> is cracking down on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFAS</span></a> — but not in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fertilizer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fertilizer</span></a></p><p>Story by Zoya Teirstein<br>4/19/2024</p><p>"Although the EPA’s new restrictions are groundbreaking, they only apply to a portion of the nation’s extensive PFAS contamination problem. That’s because drinking water isn’t the only way Americans are exposed to PFAS, and not all companies spreading PFAS into the environment deliberately added the chemicals to the products. In Texas, a group of farmers whose properties were contaminated with PFAS from fertilizer are claiming the manufacturer should have done more to warn buyers about the dangers of its products. The first-of-its-kind lawsuit illustrates how much more regulation will be needed to rid the environment — and Americans’ bodies — of forever chemicals."</p><p><a href="https://grist.org/agriculture/the-epa-is-cracking-down-on-pfas-but-not-in-fertilizer/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">grist.org/agriculture/the-epa-</span><span class="invisible">is-cracking-down-on-pfas-but-not-in-fertilizer/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFAS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFOS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterPollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFASPollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFOA</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PTFE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PTFE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cancer</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Contamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Contamination</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Chemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chemicals</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodPackaging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FoodPackaging</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Plastics</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FireFightingFoam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FireFightingFoam</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Firefighters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Firefighters</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mining</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Lubricants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lubricants</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Electronics</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Cosmetics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cosmetics</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFNA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFNA</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFHxS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFHxS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFB</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GenXChemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GenXChemicals</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Toxic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Toxic</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DowChemical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DowChemical</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DuPont" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DuPont</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/3M" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3M</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BASF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BASF</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Teflon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Teflon</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RainWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RainWater</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DrinkingWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DrinkingWater</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>LEAVE IT TO HUMANS TO NOT ONLY SH*T WHERE THEY EAT -- BUT WITH HARD TO BREAK FLUORINE-CARBON BONDS! GOOD JOB HUMANS! MAYBE CONSIDER ALL POSSIBLE OUTCOMES BEFORE MAKING STUPID DECISIONS!</p><p>‘This is <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Chernobyl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chernobyl</span></a>’: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> ranchers say ‘forever chemicals’ in waste-based fertilizers ruined their land</p><p>Story by Rebecca Lopez <br>April 28, 2024</p><p>"Ranchers here say their cattle, fish and horses are dying and getting sick because of a fertilizer spread on nearby farmland.</p><p>"The fertilizer is made from treated human waste from the city of Fort Worth. </p><p>"The company that makes the fertilizer says its products meet government standards.</p><p>"County officials have launched a criminal investigation, and ranchers are suing, saying runoff from the fertilizer has made their land useless."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/investigations/texas-johnson-county-ranchers-forever-chemicals-pfas-fort-worth/287-85b7d4ce-c694-4c2a-b221-78bd94d6c8f6" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wfaa.com/article/news/investig</span><span class="invisible">ations/texas-johnson-county-ranchers-forever-chemicals-pfas-fort-worth/287-85b7d4ce-c694-4c2a-b221-78bd94d6c8f6</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFAS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFOS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterPollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFASPollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFOA</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PTFE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PTFE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cancer</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Contamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Contamination</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Chemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chemicals</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodPackaging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FoodPackaging</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Plastics</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FireFightingFoam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FireFightingFoam</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Firefighters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Firefighters</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mining</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Lubricants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lubricants</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Electronics</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Cosmetics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cosmetics</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFNA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFNA</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFHxS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFHxS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFB</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GenXChemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GenXChemicals</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Toxic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Toxic</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DowChemical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DowChemical</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DuPont" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DuPont</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/3M" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3M</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BASF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BASF</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Teflon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Teflon</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RainWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RainWater</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DrinkingWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DrinkingWater</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> Is a Warning for America’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFAS</span></a> Future</p><p>Story by Zoë Schlanger<br>4/11/2024</p><p>"Cordelia Saunders remembers 2021, the year she and her husband, Nathan, found out that they’d likely been drinking tainted water for more than 30 years. A neighbor’s 20 peach trees had finally matured that summer, and perfect-looking peaches hung from their branches. Cordelia watched the fruit drop to the ground and rot: Her neighbor didn’t dare eat it.</p><p>"The Saunderses’ home, in Fairfield, Maine, is in a quiet, secluded spot, 50 minutes from the drama of the rocky coast and an hour and 15 minutes from the best skiing around. It’s also sitting atop a plume of poison.</p><p>"For decades, sewage sludge was spread on the corn fields surrounding their house, and on hundreds of other fields across the state. That sludge is suspected to have been tainted with PFAS, a group of man-made compounds that cause a litany of ailments, including kidney and prostate cancers, fertility loss, and developmental disorders. The Saunderses’ property is on one of the most contaminated roads in a state just waking up to the extent of an invisible crisis.</p><p>Onur Apul, an environmental engineer at the University of Maine and the head of its initiative to study PFAS solutions, told me that in his opinion, the United States has seen 'nothing as overwhelming, and nothing as universal' as the PFAS crisis. Even the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DDT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DDT</span></a> crisis of the 1960s doesn’t compare, he said: DDT was used only as an insecticide and could be banned by banning that single use. PFAS are used in hundreds of products across industries and consumer sectors. Their nearly 15,000 variations can help make pans nonstick, hiking clothes and plumber’s tape waterproof, and dental floss slippery. They’re in performance fabrics on couches, waterproof mascara, tennis rackets, ski wax. Destroying them demands massive inputs of energy: Their fluorine-carbon bond is the single most stable bond in organic chemistry."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/maine-is-a-warning-for-america-s-pfas-future/ar-BB1ltj4q" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msn.com/en-us/news/world/maine</span><span class="invisible">-is-a-warning-for-america-s-pfas-future/ar-BB1ltj4q</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFAS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFOS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterPollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFASPollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFOA</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PTFE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PTFE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cancer</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Contamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Contamination</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Chemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chemicals</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodPackaging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FoodPackaging</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Plastics</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FireFightingFoam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FireFightingFoam</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Firefighters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Firefighters</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mining</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Lubricants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lubricants</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Electronics</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Cosmetics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cosmetics</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFNA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFNA</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFHxS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFHxS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFB</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GenXChemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GenXChemicals</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Toxic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Toxic</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DowChemical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DowChemical</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DuPont" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DuPont</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/3M" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3M</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BASF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BASF</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Teflon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Teflon</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RainWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RainWater</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DrinkingWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DrinkingWater</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> among hotspots for toxic ‘<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ForeverChemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ForeverChemicals</span></a>’, study of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFAS</span></a> levels finds</p><p>Australian limits on acceptable levels of these toxic chemicals in drinking water ‘orders of magnitude’ higher than in US</p><p>Tory Shepherd<br>Mon 8 Apr 2024 11.00 EDT</p><p>"High levels of so-called forever chemicals have been found in surface and groundwater all over the world, with Australia one of several hotspots for toxic PFAS, a University of New South Wales study has found.</p><p>"Researchers examined groundwater samples from around the world and found 69% had per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at levels above Canada’s safe drinking water criteria and 32% had levels higher than the US proposed drinking water hazard index.</p><p>"They found Australia was one of several 'hotspots' relative to the rest of the world, along with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NorthAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NorthAmerica</span></a>." </p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/apr/09/australia-among-hotspots-for-toxic-forever-chemicals-study-of-pfas-levels-finds" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/australia-news</span><span class="invisible">/2024/apr/09/australia-among-hotspots-for-toxic-forever-chemicals-study-of-pfas-levels-finds</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterPollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFASPollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFOS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFOA</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PTFE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PTFE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cancer</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Contamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Contamination</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Chemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chemicals</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodPackaging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FoodPackaging</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Plastics</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FireFightingFoam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FireFightingFoam</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Firefighters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Firefighters</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mining</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Lubricants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lubricants</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Electronics</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Cosmetics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cosmetics</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFNA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFNA</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFHxS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFHxS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFB</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GenXChemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GenXChemicals</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Toxic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Toxic</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DowChemical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DowChemical</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DuPont" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DuPont</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/3M" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3M</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BASF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BASF</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Teflon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Teflon</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RainWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RainWater</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DrinkingWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DrinkingWater</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Map: Where the EPA found pollutants </p><p>This map shows water systems included in the EPA’s records, as of Jan. 11 [2024]. It’s based on boundaries developed by SimpleLab, a water-testing company. Click on a system to see the number of pollutants detected at or above the EPA’s minimum reporting levels and how much the most concentrated pollutant exceeded those levels. Points represent systems where the exact boundaries are not available. </p><p>Link to map:<br><a href="https://data.usatoday.com/epa-pfas/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">data.usatoday.com/epa-pfas/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFAS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFASPollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterPollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFASPollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFOS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFOA</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PTFE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PTFE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cancer</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Contamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Contamination</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Chemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chemicals</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodPackaging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FoodPackaging</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Plastics</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FireFightingFoam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FireFightingFoam</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Firefighters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Firefighters</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mining</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Lubricants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lubricants</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Electronics</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Cosmetics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cosmetics</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFNA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFNA</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFHxS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFHxS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFB</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GenXChemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GenXChemicals</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Toxic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Toxic</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DowChemical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DowChemical</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DuPont" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DuPont</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/3M" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3M</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BASF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BASF</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Teflon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Teflon</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RainWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RainWater</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DrinkingWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DrinkingWater</span></a></p>
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