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BjoernAusGENachdem ich mich mal ein bisschen zum Thema elektronische Patientenakte eingelesen habe, haben meine Frau und ich für uns beide und unsere Kinder das Opt-Out eingereicht. Zu groß sind die Risiken, zu klein der Benefit dieser löchrigen Dropbox für PDF Dateien. <a href="https://social.sengotta.net/tags/epa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#epa</a> <a href="https://social.sengotta.net/tags/epa_neindanke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#epa_neindanke</a> <a href="https://social.sengotta.net/tags/epafail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#epafail</a> <a href="https://social.sengotta.net/tags/epaablehnen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#epaablehnen</a> <a href="https://social.sengotta.net/tags/optout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#optout</a>

DoomsdaysCWWhile on the subject of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LateStageCapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LateStageCapitalism</a>... Unfortunately, this doesn't surprise me. If <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Glyphosate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Glyphosate</a> can cause gut inflammation [and bugs' stomachs to explode], you can count on it causing brain inflammation! Oh, and yeah -- deport those migrant farm workers and start doing their jobs, MAGAts. Good luck with that!Chemical found in breakfast foods [and lots of other foods] linked to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrainDamage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BrainDamage</a> in new study December 5, 2024 Story by Maiya Focht Health Reporter"A <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/pesticide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pesticide</a> that has been found in breakfast cereals, oats and orange juice may be able to cause dementia symptoms in weeks. "Weed-killer glyphosate, which is the active ingredient in RoundUp, has long been linked to cancers and nerve damage. But much of the earlier research has focused on looking at people that interact with it every day like farm workers."The new study, performed on mice, suggests even small amounts of exposure can have long-lasting effects."Experts found rodents who were given for about three months saw Alzheimer's-like changes to their brains which persisted for months."Upon dissecting the brains, the researchers saw the chemical itself had gotten into the delicate tissue of the brain, where it likely caused inflammation, which caused nerves and brain tissue to decay, leading to the changes they observed after six months."Patrick Pirrotte, a study author and director at City of Hope said: 'These findings highlight that many chemicals we regularly encounter, previously considered safe, may pose potential health risks. "Foods that were found to contain glyphosate include <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/QuakerOatmeal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#QuakerOatmeal</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CheezIt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CheezIt</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Tropicana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tropicana</a> orange juice, according to a separate analysis by Sokolove law, a personal injury and illness law firm."Read more: <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/chemical-found-in-breakfast-foods-linked-to-brain-damage-in-new-study/ar-AA1viAby?rc=1&ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=172219ac31634602abedf758f9dfe01e&ei=12" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/chemical-found-in-breakfast-foods-linked-to-brain-damage-in-new-study/ar-AA1viAby?rc=1&ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=172219ac31634602abedf758f9dfe01e&ei=12</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FDAFail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FDAFail</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EPAFail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EPAFail</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BanGlyphosates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BanGlyphosates</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RoundupKills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RoundupKills</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Bayer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bayer</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Monsanto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Monsanto</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Dementia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Dementia</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WaterIsLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SoilPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SoilPollution</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WaterPollution</a>

DoomsdaysCWGood ol' <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EPA</a> -- working hard to keep us from knowing what's going on. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RadNet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RadNet</a> data? It's our secret. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Radiation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Radiation</a> levels too high? Not anymore! We changed the standard so polluters can go on polluting! <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EPAFail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EPAFail</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NRC</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RadiationStandards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RadiationStandards</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Consume" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Consume</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RadiationLevels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RadiationLevels</a>

DoomsdaysCWSo, before the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EPA</a> stopped posting Beta radiation data, I would compare their readings to the ones from this website, which monitors radiation using private stations -- and it always correlated. I'm going back to keeping an eye on this, and also seeing if things have changed with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RadNet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RadNet</a>. I used to be able to download raw Beta data (and I work with data, so I know how to "read" it). <a href="http://www.netc.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">http://www.netc.com</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NRC</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EPAFail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EPAFail</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Radiation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Radiation</a>

DoomsdaysCWBy using Beta radiation data (and higher energy Gamma data), I was able to track trouble at <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WIPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WIPP</a> before it was released publicly (and yes, some rads did get loose), and also <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NorthKorean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NorthKorean</a> nuclear tests (again, before it was released to the public). And then <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RadNet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RadNet</a> beta tracking went away -- allegedly because the air monitors were faulty? Ummm.... Sure they were. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EPAFail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EPAFail</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NRC</a>

DoomsdaysCW<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#America</a>'s Notorious '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CancerAlley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CancerAlley</a>' Is Even More <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Toxic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Toxic</a> Than We ThoughtA new study finds levels of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/carcinogen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#carcinogen</a> ethylene oxide that are nine times higher than those estimated by the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EPA</a>’s models.By Naveena Sadasivam, Grist June 11, 2024"Since the 1980s, the 85-mile stretch of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MississippiRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MississippiRiver</a> that connects <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NewOrleans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NewOrleans</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BatonRouge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BatonRouge</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Louisiana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Louisiana</a>, has been known as “Cancer Alley.” The name stems from the fact that the area’s residents have a 95% greater chance of developing cancer than the average American. A big reason for this is the concentration of industrial facilities along the corridor — particularly <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/petrochemical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#petrochemical</a> manufacturing plants, many of which emit ethylene oxide, an extremely potent toxin that is considered a carcinogen by the Environmental Protection Agency and has been linked to breast and lung cancers."Read more: <a href="https://gizmodo.com/americas-notorious-cancer-alley-is-even-more-toxic-than-1851532462?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://gizmodo.com/americas-notorious-cancer-alley-is-even-more-toxic-than-1851532462?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pollution</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EPAFail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EPAFail</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOilAndGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BigOilAndGas</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Oiligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Oiligarchy</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Corporatocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Corporatocracy</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BigOil</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ExxonKnew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ExxonKnew</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOilKnew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BigOilKnew</a>

DoomsdaysCW"'I think the companies see this as a new way over a 10- or 20-year period to gradually lobby' the EPA 'to allow higher levels of pesticides in food,' said Charles Benbrook, an agricultural economist who has monitored pesticide regulation for decades. 'If they can convince regulators to not pay attention to animal studies, they have a very good chance of raising the allowable exposure levels.'" <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EPA</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EPAFail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EPAFail</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ToxicPesticides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ToxicPesticides</a>

DoomsdaysCW10 Times as Much of This <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Toxic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Toxic</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pesticide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pesticide</a> Could End Up on Your <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Tomatoes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tomatoes</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Celery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Celery</a> Under a New <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EPA</a> ProposalAgainst the guidance of scientific advisory panels, the EPA is relying on industry-backed tests to relax regulations on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/acephate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#acephate</a>, which has been linked to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/neurodevelopmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#neurodevelopmental</a> disorders. “It’s exactly what we recommended against,” one panelist said. <a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/epa-acephate-pesticide-adhd-autism-regulations?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.propublica.org/article/epa-acephate-pesticide-adhd-autism-regulations?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EPAFail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EPAFail</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ToxicPesticides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ToxicPesticides</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrainDevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BrainDevelopment</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FoodSafety</a>

DoomsdaysCW<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Chemical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Chemical</a> companies’ <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PFAS</a> payouts are huge – but the problem is even bigger<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/3M" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#3M</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DuPont" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DuPont</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Chemours" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Chemours</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Corteva" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Corteva</a> have agreed settlement in the billions for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/polluting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#polluting</a> drinking <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#water</a> with ‘forever chemicals’by Tom Perkins, Aug 3, 2023"“When the chemical giant 3M agreed in early June to pay up to $12.5bn to settle a lawsuit over PFAS contamination in water systems across the nation, it was hailed by attorneys as 'the largest drinking water settlement in American history', and viewed as a significant win for the public in the battle against toxic 'forever chemicals'.“A second June settlement with the PFAS manufacturers DuPont, Chemours and Corteva tallied a hefty $1.1bn. But while the sums are impressive on their face, they represent just a fraction of the estimated $400bn some estimate will be needed to clean and protect the nation’s drinking water. Orange county, California, alone put the cost of cleaning its system at $1bn.“‘While over a billion dollars is real money, it is a virtual drop in the bucket of potential utility costs to monitor, remove and dispose of these contaminants in accordance with anticipated federal regulations,' the American Municipal Water Association trade group said in a statement.“Moreover, the two settlements include just over 6,000 water systems nationwide. Utilities that were not part of the suits but have PFAS in their systems can claim some of the settlement money, or they can sue the chemical manufacturers on their own.“That means the settlements only represent the first wave of utility lawsuits to hit <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ChemicalManufacturers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ChemicalManufacturers</a>, legal observers say. Because PFAS are so widely used and the scale of their harm is so great, chemical makers will get hit from a range of legal angles, and some suspect the industry’s final bill could exceed the $200bn paid by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigTobacco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BigTobacco</a> in the 1990s.“The number will be 'very large', said Kevin McKie, an attorney with the Environmental Litigation Group who represented a water management company in the 3M case. Though the 3M settlement does not cover all the nation’s costs, it is a strong start, he added.“‘A good settlement is one where both sides walk away a bit frustrated’ is the old saying,' McKie said. 'Of course I would have liked a bit more money but I do believe they got as much as they could at this time, and there’s a lot more to go.'“PFAS are a class of about 15,000 compounds used to make products across dozens of industries resistant to water, stains and heat. They are called 'forever chemicals' because they do not naturally break down, and are linked to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cancer</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KidneyDisease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KidneyDisease</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/liver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#liver</a> conditions, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/immune" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#immune</a> disorders, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BirthDefects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BirthDefects</a> and other health problems.“The chemicals are thought to be contaminating drinking water for over 200 million Americans. Tens of thousands of contaminated <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PrivateWells" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PrivateWells</a> are not included in the settlement. The chemicals are also widely used in thousands of consumer products from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DentalFloss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DentalFloss</a> to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cookware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cookware</a> to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/clothing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#clothing</a>, and have been found to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/contaminate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#contaminate</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#food</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/soil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#soil</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/air" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#air</a>.“PFAS constantly cycle and accumulate throughout the environment, and removing them from water is costly. The highly mobile chemicals can slip through most utilities’ filtration systems. Granular activated carbon and reverse osmosis are considered the best options.“Leaders in Stuart, Florida, which was the bellwether case in the 3M settlement, chose to take what they could get without further litigation. Bellwethers are cases that represent all the other plaintiffs in a multi-district lawsuit. Stuart estimated damages at up to $120m, and the city acknowledged the settlement would fall short.“‘I don’t think we’ll ever get close to that much net to the city, so I think there is no making us whole,' Stuart’s city manager told the New York Times.“Among those utilities going at it alone is the Cape Fear Public Utility Authority (CFPUA) near Wilmington, North Carolina, which sits on the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CapeFear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CapeFear</a> River about 75 miles downstream from a Chemours PFAS manufacturing plant. It cost the utility about $46m to develop a granular activated carbon system to remove PFAS, and officials estimate an additional $5m in annual operational costs.“The utility declined to comment, citing ongoing litigation, but in a late June op-ed, the CFPUA director Kenneth Waldrop explained the motivation for not joining the settlements: 'The information currently available suggests that the proposed settlement, when divided among thousands of other utilities with similar needs, would be insufficient to meet the needs of our community.'“The utility has a 'strong case' against Chemours which has the reserves to cover the full cost, Waldrop added. There is generally support for that approach among Wilmington-area residents, said Emily Donovan, a public health advocate who lives in the region.“‘This is not our fault, but it has been made our problem, and the community mostly understands what’s going on,' she said.“The settlements also drew unlikely opponents in 22 state attorneys general who urged the judge to reject the 3M settlement because it 'does not adequately account for the pernicious damage that 3M has done in so many of our communities', said the California attorney general, Rob Bonta.“Beyond water utility settlements, chemical makers face personal injury suits. Most US states will also probably sue over <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/contamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#contamination</a> of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/lakes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lakes</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/rivers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rivers</a> and other <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NaturalResources" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NaturalResources</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Minnesota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Minnesota</a> alone found eliminating PFAS contamination from its wastewater could run to $28bn.“Local water systems that are not made whole will need help from the federal government, which 'basically abandoned public water infrastructure a long time ago', said Oday Salim, director of the Environmental Law and Sustainability Clinic at the University of Michigan.“‘Any amount of money that gets shifted to the victims is helpful,' he added. “The government could implement an excise tax on PFAS to help cover costs, McKie said, and he noted the chemical manufacturers are taking a significant hit. By some estimates, 3M’s PFAS liabilities may soar to as much as $30bn as claims roll in. “‘That’s a pretty big chunk of the total size of their corporation,' McKie said."<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/03/chemical-companies-pfas-payouts-forever-chemicals" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/03/chemical-companies-pfas-payouts-forever-chemicals</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EPA</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EPAFail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EPAFail</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PFOS</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WaterIsLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ToxicWaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ToxicWaste</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ChemicalIndustries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ChemicalIndustries</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ForeverChemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ForeverChemicals</a>

DoomsdaysCW2022: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Maine</a> bans use of sewage sludge on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/farms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#farms</a> to reduce risk of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PFAS</a> poisoningSludge used as crop <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fertilizer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fertilizer</a> has <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/contaminated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#contaminated</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/soil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#soil</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#water</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/crops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#crops</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cattle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cattle</a>, forcing <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/farmers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#farmers</a> to quitby Tom Perkins, Thu 12 May 2022 11.00 EDT"Maine last month became the first state to ban the practice of spreading PFAS-contaminated sewage sludge as fertilizer."But it’s largely on its own in the US, despite a recent report estimating about 20m acres of cropland across the country may be contaminated."Most states are only beginning to look at the problem and some are increasing the amount of sludge they spread on farm fields despite the substance being universally contaminated with PFAS and destroying livelihoods in Maine."'Maine is at the forefront of this because we’ve seen first-hand the damage that sludge causes to farms,' said Patrick MacRoy, deputy director of the non-profit Defend Our Health Maine. The new law also prohibits sludge from being composted with other organic material."PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are a class of chemicals used across dozens of industries to make products resistant to water, stains and heat. Though the compounds are highly effective, they are also linked to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cancer</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KidneyDisease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KidneyDisease</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BirthDefects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BirthDefects</a>, decreased <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/immunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#immunity</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/liver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#liver</a> problems and a range of other serious diseases."Sewage sludge is a semi-solid mix of human excrement and industrial <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/waste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#waste</a> that water treatment plants pull from the nation’s sewer system. It’s expensive to dispose of, and about 60% of it is now lightly treated and sold or given away as 'biosolid' fertilizer because it is high in plant nutrients."Maine and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Michigan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Michigan</a> are the only two states that are routinely checking sludge and farms for PFAS, and both are finding contamination on farms to be widespread."Maine’s legislature banned the practice of spreading sludge as fertilizer in April [2022] after environmental officials discovered astronomical levels of PFAS in water, crops, cattle and soil on farms where sludge had been spread, and high PFAS levels have been detected in farmers’ blood."<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Contamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Contamination</a> from PFAS-tainted sludge has already poisoned well water on around a dozen farms, and has forced several Maine farms to shutter. The state is investigating about 700 more fields where PFAS-contaminated sludge was spread in recent years. Farmers have told the Guardian that many of their peers with contaminated land won’t alert the state because they fear financial ruin."Maine also approved the creation of a $60m fund that will be used to help farmers cover medical monitoring, for buyouts and for other forms of financial assistance."'Folks have been left out to dry without any real help so we’re grateful to see that,' MacRoy said. The sludge legislation comes after Maine last year enacted the nation’s first ban on non-essential uses of PFAS in products. It goes into effect in 2030."In Michigan, environmental officials have downplayed the detection of PFAS in sludge and on farms, and although the state prohibits highly contaminated sludge from being spread, it allows higher levels of the chemicals in sludge than Maine. State regulators have also identified PFAS polluters and required them to stop discharging the chemicals into the sewers."Questions remain about whether that’s enough to keep PFAS out of Michigan’s food supply. Instead of implementing a wide-scale program to test livestock, crops and dairy, the state identified 13 farms it considered most at risk and has claimed contamination on other farms isn’t a risk."Michigan is ahead of most other states. In <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Virginia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Virginia</a>, environmental regulators are considering permitting an additional 6,000 acres worth of sludge to be spread and have so far resisted public health advocates’ calls to test for PFAS and reject new sludge permits."In <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Alabama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Alabama</a>, the state’s department of environmental management said in 2019 that 'the best use of biosolids is as a [fertilizer].'"Even as the crisis unfolds in Maine, officials in Alabama are increasing the amount of out-of-state sludge that’s imported and spread on fields or landfilled, and the state in 2020 updated its biosolids rule to 'encourage' the use of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/biosolids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#biosolids</a> as fertilizer. Alabama does not test sludge for PFAS."<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/may/12/maine-bans-sewage-sludge-fertilizer-farms-pfas-poisoning" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/may/12/maine-bans-sewage-sludge-fertilizer-farms-pfas-poisoning</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EPA</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EPAFail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EPAFail</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/InformedConsent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InformedConsent</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PFOS</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WaterIsLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ToxicWaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ToxicWaste</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodProduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FoodProduction</a>

DoomsdaysCW<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DryCleaning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DryCleaning</a> chemical may be invisible <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Parkinson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Parkinson</a>’s causeMarch 15th, 2023 Posted by Mark Michaud-Rochester"For the past 100 years, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/trichloroethylene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trichloroethylene</a> (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TCE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TCE</a>) has been used to decaffeinate coffee, degrease metal, and dry clean clothes. It contaminates the Marine Corps base Camp Lejeune, 15 toxic Superfund sites in Silicon Valley, and up to one-third of groundwater in the US.TCE causes cancer, is linked to miscarriages and congenital heart disease, and is associated with a 500% increased risk of Parkinson’s disease.In a hypothesis paper in the Journal of Parkinson’s Disease, researchers, including University of Rochester Medical Center neurologists Ray Dorsey, Ruth Schneider, and Karl Kieburtz, postulate that TCE may be an invisible cause of Parkinson’s. They detail the widespread use of the chemical, the evidence linking the toxicant to Parkinson’s, and profile seven individuals, including a former NBA basketball player, a Navy captain, and a late US Senator, who developed Parkinson’s disease either after likely working with the chemical or being exposed to it in the environment.Massive TCE contaminationTCE was a widely used solvent used in a number of industrial, consumer, military, and medical applications, including to remove paint, correct typewriting mistakes, clean engines, and anesthetize patients.Its use in the US peaked in the 1970s, when more than 600 million pounds of the chemical—or two pounds per American—were manufactured annually. Some 10 million Americans worked with the chemical or other similar industrial solvents. While domestic use has since fallen, TCE is still used for degreasing metal and spot dry cleaning in the US.TCE contaminates countless sites across the country. Half of the most toxic Environmental Protection Agency’s (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EPA</a>) <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Superfund" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Superfund</a> sites contain TCE. Fifteen sites are in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#California</a>’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SiliconValley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SiliconValley</a> where the chemicals were used to clean electronics and computer chips. TCE is found in numerous military bases, including <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CampLejeune" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CampLejeune</a> in North Carolina. From the 1950s to the 1980s a million Marines, their families, and civilians that worked or resided at the base were exposed to drinking water levels of TCE and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/perchloroethylene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#perchloroethylene</a> (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PCE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PCE</a>), a close chemical cousin, that were up to 280 times above what is considered safe levels.Soil, water, and airThe connection between TCE and Parkinson’s was first hinted at in case studies more than 50 years ago. In the intervening years, research in mice and rats has shown that TCE readily enters the brain and body tissue and at high doses damages the energy-producing parts of cells known as mitochondria. In animal studies, TCE causes selective loss of dopamine-producing nerve cells, a hallmark of Parkinson’s disease in humans.Individuals who worked directly with TCE have an elevated risk of developing Parkinson’s. However, the authors warn that 'millions more encounter the chemical unknowingly through outdoor air, contaminated groundwater, and indoor air pollution.'The chemical can contaminate soil and groundwater leading to underground rivers, or plumes, that can extend over long distances and migrate over time. One such plume associated with an aerospace company on Long Island, New York, is over four miles long and two miles wide, and has contaminated the drinking water of thousands. Others are found everywhere from Shanghai, China to Newport Beach, California.Beyond their risks to water, the volatile TCE can readily evaporate and enter people’s homes, schools, and workplaces, often undetected. Today, this vapor intrusion is likely exposing millions who live, learn, and work near former dry cleaning, military, and industrial sites to toxic indoor air. Vapor intrusion was first reported in the 1980s when radon was found to evaporate from soil and enter homes and increase the risk of lung cancer. Today millions of homes are tested for radon, but few are for the cancer-causing TCE." <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WaterIsLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Toxic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Toxic</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Chemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Chemicals</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pollution</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EPAFail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EPAFail</a>Read more: <a href="https://www.futurity.org/parkinsons-disease-trichloroethylene-tce-2890562-2/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.futurity.org/parkinsons-disease-trichloroethylene-tce-2890562-2/</a>

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