Major rice producers have world’s worst heavy metal pollution, Chinese scientists warn https://www.byteseu.com/934988/ #Arsenic #Bangladesh #Cadmium #China #cobalt #Copper #Geology #india #Pakistan #Pollution #rice #Science #SoutheastAsia #thailand
Major rice producers have world’s worst heavy metal pollution, Chinese scientists warn https://www.byteseu.com/934988/ #Arsenic #Bangladesh #Cadmium #China #cobalt #Copper #Geology #india #Pakistan #Pollution #rice #Science #SoutheastAsia #thailand
#US #wildfire suppressants rife with #toxic #heavymetals
Study reveals widely used pink wildfire suppressants contain high levels of toxic heavy metals: #cadmium, #arsenic, and #chromium, concentrations up to 3,000x above #drinkingwater limits. While gov and chemical makers have long concealed up to 20% of suppressants' ingredients as "trade secrets" researchers have confirmed their role in environmental #pollution, raising concerns over extensive use in residential areas
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/13/us-wildfire-suppressants-toxic-study
New paper out in Global Ecology and Conservation!
Clarification of local causes for lesser horseshoe bat extinction in the Bavarian-Tyrolean Alpine region
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2025.e03446
@uniinnsbruck
#ecotoxicology #WomeninSTEM #PersistentOrganicPollutants #Lead #Cadmium #conservation # biodiversity
Consumer Labs found that some oats on the market contained a disturbing amount of gluten.
I would share the article but I think you have to log onto to read it.
Rolled Quaker Oats 100% Whole Grain Oats Old Fashioned has 672.3 ppm gluten in it. It goes off the chart below there is so much gluten in them.
The 365 brand oats from Whole Foods was at the top of their approved list. I don’t like to praise any Bezos business but at least those oats are gluten free for real.
(if you are using a screen reader and you are interested in the details of the charts below that didn’t end up in the alt text I can read the whole thing into a voice memo for you, just DM me)
Mensen kunnen via allerlei bronnen in aanraking komen met chemische stoffen, zoals cadmium en lood. Bij het binnenkrijgen van te veel cadmium en lood kunnen op de langere termijn de nieren minder goed gaan werken, vooral bij oudere mensen.
We onderzochten bloed en urine van 50-plussers op cadmium en lood. Daaruit blijkt dat zij opgeteld te veel van deze stoffen binnenkrijgen.
https://www.rivm.nl/nieuws/te-hoge-blootstelling-aan-cadmium-en-lood-gemeten-in-volwassenen
Today's my birthday! Here's a happy Mercury and friends! #robot #birthday #blue #cadmium #caesium #green #grey #hydrogen #iodine #iridium #kalium #mercury #metal #oc #originalcharacters #periodictable #platinum #potassium #purple #quicksilver #red #samarium #titanium #tungsten #wolfram #yellow #hydrargyrum #multiplecharacters #elementeon #actuallyautistic
Phosphogypsum, a solid waste byproduct from processing phosphate ore to make chemical fertilizer, contains #radium, which decays to form #radongas. Both radium and radon are radioactive and can cause cancer. #Phosphogypsum can contain toxic #heavymetals and other carcinogens, such as #arsenic, #cadmium, #chromium, #lead, #mercury and #nickel
Photo: Polluted waste from Florida's fertilizer industry is in the path of Hurricane Milton
https://www.npr.org/2023/06/30/1185280180/florida-roads-radioactive-desantis-signs-law
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Red on Red, an abstract acrylic painting by James McCormack, Artist, in reds, from azo to rose, alizarin to crimson, earth reds, transparents and cadmiums.
[ Prints : https://james-mccormack.pixels.com/featured/red-on-red-james-mccormack.html ]
Going to the #ShiprockFair, #KleeBenally Remembered the #UraniumDump on the Banks of the #SanJuanRiver
By #BrendaNorrell, #CensoredNews, August 29, 2024
SHIPROCK, #NavajoNation -- "In his book published shortly before his passing, Klee Benally writes of going to the #NorthernNavajoFair and the #UraniumDump in #Shiprock that no one talks about. It is along the San Juan River, the same river that flooded this week, now eight months after Klee's passing.
"'The Northern Navajo Fair at Tsé Bit A'í (#ShiprockNewMexico) has been held for more than one hundred years,' Klee writes in 'No Spiritual Surrender: Indigenous Anarchy in Defense of the Sacred.'
"Klee describes how the fair each fall marks the changing of the seasons and the #harvest. He describes the neon glow of the carnival in the cold, dusty nights, and the #uniper fires that burn.
"All of this revelry is held right on #UraniumBoulevard just a couple miles from a massive 105-acre #Radioactive dump containing 2.5 million tons of #RadioactiveWaste on a site that was a former #UraniumMill (which is just 600 feet from the San Juan River.)'
"The Shiprock Uranium Disposal Cell studies showed that more than 1.8 million liters of #groundwater were contaminated with uranium, #selenium, #radium, #cadmium, #sulfate, and #nitrate.
"Now the #NavajoNation again is targeted by the #Nuclear Industry and #DebHaaland's radioactive agenda is being ignored.
"Speaking in Farmington, Interior Sec. Haaland said the transition to green energy in the #FourCorners region will be led by the #AtomicBomb industry, #LosAlamos National Laboratory, which has already poisoned #Pueblo lands in northern #NewMexico.
"There is no mention of the fact that there is no safe way to store #NuclearWaste.
Now, adding to the layers of deception, the U.S. #EPA is deceiving the public. The EPA doesn't actually clean up the uranium dumps and strewn #RadioactiveTailings from #ColdWar #UraniumMining on the Navajo Nation -- it only announces plans and promises to do it.
"#EricJantz, legal director of the New Mexico Environmental Law Center, told the Inter-American Commission on #HumanRights in March that the #EPA has not completed any of the cleanups.
"There are 524 uranium mine sites waiting to be cleaned up on the Navajo Nation. Zero -- none of these -- have been fully cleaned up, Jantz told the international commission.
The truth is people seldom talk about the uranium dump at Shiprock because there is so much strewn radioactive waste, and so many unreclaimed uranium mines, with radioactive waste strewn from Cameron to #MonumentValley, and across the Four Corners region.
"During the 1990s, on assignment for USA Today, I talked with #Dine' in #RedValley and Cove, south of Shiprock, down the mountain from where I lived. In every family, there was cancer. In every family, someone was dying of #cancer, or had already died, from cancer because of the uranium mining.
"One Dine' grandmother in her 80s was living in a stone home built of radioactive rock. We had a Geiger counter with us."
Read more:
https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2024/08/going-to-shiprock-fair-klee-benally.html
Red on Red, an abstract acrylic painting by James McCormack, Artist, in reds, from azo to rose, alizarin to crimson, earth reds, transparents and cadmiums.
[ Prints : https://james-mccormack.pixels.com/featured/red-on-red-james-mccormack.html ]
Heavy metal analysis of dark chocolate and cocoa products in the USA
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/nutrition/articles/10.3389/fnut.2024.1366231/full
#ycombinator #Lead #Cadmium #metal #Cocoa #Cocoa_chocolates
Toxicology of Essential and Xenobiotic Metals Edited by João Batista Teixeira da Rocha & Michael Aschner & Pablo Andrei Nogara, 2024
This book explores how metals like #cadmium, #mercury, #lead, #aluminium, #manganese, and #chromium can harm our health, whether through short-term or long-term exposure. It covers symptoms ranging from immediate nausea to long-term issues like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases.
@bookstodon
#books
#nonfiction
#toxicology
#metals
#xenobiotic
#CADmium : A Local-First #CAD Program Built for the Browser
« We're building a new #opensource CAD program. We've gotten pretty far, but we need your help. » @mattferraro
› https://mattferraro.dev/posts/cadmium [ blog ]
› https://mattferraro.github.io/CADmium [ program ]
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Red on Red, an abstract acrylic painting by James McCormack, Artist, in reds, from azo to rose, alizarin to crimson, earth reds, transparents and cadmiums.
[ Prints : https://james-mccormack.pixels.com/featured/red-on-red-james-mccormack.html ]
#red #azo #rose #alizarin #crimson #cadmium #buyintoart #Fedigiftshop #MastoArt
Traduzir post
Fossil Group #Recalls Bracelet Sold with #Skechers #Jewelry Gift Sets Due to High Levels of #Lead and #Cadmium
Name of Product:
Bracelet sold with Skechers Watch and Jewelry Gift Sets
Hazard:
The clasp on the braided black bracelet sold as part of the gift set contains high levels of lead and cadmium. Lead and cadmium are #toxic and can cause adverse health effects in #children.
https://www.emergencyemail.org/newsemergency/anmviewer.asp?a=35812&z=63
Auswirkungen und Probleme der neu geplanten großen #Altholz-Verbrennungsanlage mitten in #Nürnberg
INFO-Abend Donnerstag 25.01.24
18:00 in Schweinau, Holbeinstr. 21 Wir wollen #SaubereEnergie & #SaubereLuft statt #Müllverbrennung MITTEN in der Stadt
#Verwertung statt #Verbrennung
#Müllimporte #Schadstoffe #Luftbelastung #Dioxine #Furane #Cadmium #Kreislaufwirtschaft @greenpeace_de @BUNDjugend_Hessen @grueneliste @KarolaSchwertfeger @nbg_ticketfrei
A bad situation gets worse.
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This preprint article suggests there's potential for further amplification of harms from As -
The Effect of Co-exposure to Glyphosate, Cadmium, and Arsenic on Chronic Kidney Disease
https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-882942/v1
How Soaring E-Waste Pollution Is Putting Lives at Risk
by April Miller
Mar 3rd 2022
The Growing Amount of E Waste Pollution
"The proper disposal of electronics is a heated topic in the minds of those looking to live more sustainably and reduce their carbon footprint. As more devices come out each year, it only adds to the amount of e-waste generated. Consider how #Apple, #Huawei, #Samsung, #Google and other companies release several new phone models annually. Older models then become #obsolete and must be disposed of properly.
"Statista reports that the amount of e-waste generated worldwide was around 54 million metric tons in 2019. Due to increased spending power and the wide availability of electronics, e-waste is becoming the fastest-growing waste stream worldwide. It’s estimated that generation will increase by 30% by 2030.
"These figures make sense, considering how common it is for people to throw away small electronic devices along with their other trash. However, most are not aware of opportunities to recycle electronics, what environmental impact they’re making by throwing away e-waste or how much cash they can earn by selling it.
How E Waste Harms the #Environment and Our #Health
"Why is e-waste becoming a more prevalent issue worldwide? #ElectronicWaste poses unique ecological concerns. Most e-waste contains #HazardousChemicals, and the manufacturing processes may also harm the #environment.
"When e-waste ends up in a #landfill, the surrounding #soil can become #contaminated with #toxic substances such as #mercury, #cadmium, #beryllium and #lead. These chemicals enter the soil, waterways and air, leading to polluted environments and negatively impacting human and #marine life.
"Consider people who use natural wells or the animals who rely on bodies of water. They could be exposed to toxic chemicals that can impact their health.
"It’s also important to note that when high volumes of e-waste enter landfills, device manufacturers must mine more materials to build new devices. #Phones and other #electronics contain small amounts of valuable metals like #gold, #silver and #palladium, among other critical components. These materials are becoming harder to mine, especially with the increased demand for more electronic devices.
How E Waste Contributes to #Air Pollution
One journal from Environmental Research Letters reported that researchers took air samples from a large e-waste disposal site in #China and found that the products in these landfills harmed human #lung cells.
"According to the World Health Organization (WHO), these are some adverse health effects caused by exposure to e-waste:
- Negative birth outcomes for expecting mothers, such as #stillbirth or #premature birth
- Increased rates of #ADHD in young children
- Changes in lung function
- #DNA damage
- Respiratory issues
- Impaired thyroid function
- Increased risk of chronic diseases like #cancer and #cardiovascular disease
"Additionally, the WHO reports that appropriate collection and #recycling of e-waste can help protect the environment and human health.
"Global E-waste Statistics Partnership (GESP) found that 17.4% of e-waste that was collected appropriately prevented as much as 15 million tons of carbon dioxide from being emitted into the atmosphere. High levels of carbon dioxide entering the environment and therefore contributing to global warming make it clear that e-waste is a much larger issue than some believe it to be. It may seem easy to toss away old electronics in the trash, but doing so negatively affects the environment and can harm human health.
Recycling Electronics to Benefit Humans and the Environment
"More state and federal action is needed to reduce the negative impact e-waste has on humans and the environment. So far, around 25 US states and the District of Columbia have passed legislation to establish an e-waste recycling programme. Additionally, several manufacturers offer some type of electronic return initiative, with some hosting or sponsoring recycling events for consumers.
"Many manufacturers have adopted more #sustainable business practices to prevent outdated devices from entering landfills. However, this can be challenging, considering how often users want to upgrade to the latest technology due to new features and designs.
Republicans and Democrats are pursuing laws that would make it easier for consumers to repair their devices, from vehicles to refrigerators to smartphones. This movement is being coined as the Right to Repair movement. Manufacturers often make it difficult for consumers to fix a wide range of products by limiting the availability of parts or limiting who can perform repairs.
The goal of the movement is to prohibit manufacturers from taking these measures. This can directly reduce the amount of e-waste entering landfills in the first place. Consumers would then be able to repair devices themselves, save money and avoid tossing obsolete products in the trash.
E-waste is a growing problem worldwide, and more emphasis should be put on the importance of recycling electronics. The benefits of recycling far outweigh the drawbacks. Governments, consumers and manufacturers need to find viable solutions to this prevalent issue. Whether it’s contaminated soil entering waterways or toxic chemicals released into the atmosphere, more work needs to be done to mitigate the negative effects e-waste causes."
https://earth.org/e-waste-pollution/
#ElectronicWaste #SupportLegacyProducts #Windows11 #Consumerism #Capitalism #Crapitalism
#PlannedObsolescence
#Landfills #RightToRepair #EnvironmentalRacism #WaterIsLife #SoilIsLife #RightToRepair
#RepairReuseRecycle
#Consumerism
#Anticonsumerism #EnvironmentalPollution