Global plastic pollution treaty talks hit critical stage in Canada - “Each day, the equivalent of 2,000 garbage trucks full of plastic are dumped into the world’s oceans, rivers and lakes, according to the United Nations Environment Programme. People are increasingly breathing, eating and drinking tiny plastic particles.” If these talks don’t include product caps, manufacturing constraints, they won’t work. #Recycling is not enough by itself to stem the tide of #PlasticPollution#PFAS#plastic#environment#oceans#capitalism#pollutionhttps://apnews.com/article/aad9d558ffaaab65a7e6a9cdd1ebe50f
When Kathleen Dorothy Blackburn was a child growing up in an evangelical family in Lubbock, Texas, her father, a former air force pilot, was diagnosed with cancer at the age of 38. Her family sought help from preachers, holy men and faith healers but unbeknownst to them, her father had been exposed to high levels of PFAS — as of this month, limited in drinking water by the FDA — on the military sites where he had worked. @TexasObserver has published this extract from Blackburn's memoir, "Loose of Earth," in which she talks about these forever chemicals, how they may have been linked to her father's illness, and a story her grandmother once shared.
Les polluants éternels sont partout, mais les scientifiques n’ont pas dit leur dernier mot. Des bactéries mangeuses de PFAS aux filtres imprimés en 3D en passant par des végétaux se chargeant de faire le « sale boulot », Usbek & Rica passe au crible quatre techniques pour décontaminer les milieux naturels.
"The legacy of 3M chemical waste from former dumps, the underground PFAS plume has tainted drinking water supplies for years. Over the next 50 years, it is expected to reach new areas in Oakdale and Woodbury"
Dealing with PFAS, 3M's legacy... a very expensive one.
"US designates #PFAS chemicals as Superfund hazardous substances
The Superfund designations will ensure that those responsible "pay for the costs to clean up pollution threatening the health of communities," EPA Administrator Michael Regan said in a statement."
"De zorg van de overheid is gericht op de bewoonbaarheid van het land en de bescherming en verbetering van het leefmilieu."
"De overheid treft maatregelen ter bevordering van de volksgezondheid."
Tot zover onze Grondwet. https://www.denederlandsegrondwet.nl/id/vi9zmflmh1zd/artikel_21_milieu
"The #Biden administration on Wednesday finalized strict limits on certain so-called 'forever chemicals' in drinking water that will require utilities to reduce them to the lowest level they can be reliably measured. Officials say this will reduce exposure for 100 million people and help prevent thousands of illnesses, including cancers.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is creating the first national regulation of PFAS, sometimes called “forever chemicals,” which are increasingly believed to be toxic. The oil-repelling and heat-resistant substances are widely used in common products like cookware and clothing and can take thousands of years to break down. The first regulation will be focused on limiting the amount of the substances in water, but traces of them can also be found in the air and soil. Read more from CBS News.
Things are not going well in Hawaiʻi. Less rain is leading to significant droughts, and repeated jet fuel leaks and #PFAS chemical spills are contaminating aquifers…