earthling<p>The toxic legacy</p><p>David van Wyk, lead researcher at Bench Marks foundation, is reflected in a stream of contaminated water leaching from a mine dump at Snake Park. In South Africa, 15-20 million people live close to highly toxic substances such as arsenic, lead and the radioactive element uranium.</p><p>Photograph: Emmanuel Croset/AFP/Getty Images </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/photography" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>photography</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SouthAfrica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthAfrica</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/contamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>contamination</span></a></p>
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Miro Collas<p>EPA just delayed reporting safety data on 16 toxic chemicals - The Washington Post <br><a href="https://archive.ph/7vIMu" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/7vIMu</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EPA</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pollution</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Contamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Contamination</span></a></p>
CBC North<p>Cassiar asbestos mine, near Yukon-B.C. border, one of province's most contaminated: mining watchdog<br>The B.C. Mining Law Reform Network says ongoing issues at the northern B.C. site serve as evidence there are gaps in the province's regulatory, monitoring and enforcement regime. Meanwhile, the mine site’s...<br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mining</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/contamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>contamination</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Yukon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Yukon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/BC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BC</span></a><br><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/b-c-mining-watchdog-lists-asbestos-mine-among-the-most-contaminated-in-the-province-1.7553895?cmp=rss" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/canada/north/b-c-m</span><span class="invisible">ining-watchdog-lists-asbestos-mine-among-the-most-contaminated-in-the-province-1.7553895?cmp=rss</span></a></p>
CBC British Columbia<p>Cassiar asbestos mine, near Yukon-B.C. border, one of province's most contaminated: mining watchdog<br>The B.C. Mining Law Reform Network says ongoing issues at the northern B.C. site serve as evidence there are gaps in the province's regulatory, monitoring and enforcement regime. Meanwhile, the mine site’s...<br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mining</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/contamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>contamination</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Yukon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Yukon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/BC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BC</span></a><br><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/b-c-mining-watchdog-lists-asbestos-mine-among-the-most-contaminated-in-the-province-1.7553895?cmp=rss" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/canada/north/b-c-m</span><span class="invisible">ining-watchdog-lists-asbestos-mine-among-the-most-contaminated-in-the-province-1.7553895?cmp=rss</span></a></p>
Alexander J. Stein<p><a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Hygiene" target="_blank">#Hygiene</a> & handling practices of vegetable <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23traders" target="_blank">#traders</a> in Nigeria were analyzed via microbial <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23contamination" target="_blank">#contamination</a>. Just half the traders routinely changed the washing water, putting <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23consumers" target="_blank">#consumers</a> at risk of severe E. coli <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23infection" target="_blank">#infection</a>. High toilet-use fees & few toilets… (1/2) <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-025-01531-x" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">doi.org/10.1007/s125...</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Nigeria" target="_blank">#Nigeria</a><br><br><a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-025-01531-x" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">When washing is not enough: a ...</a></p>
💧🌏 Greg Cocks<p>Interpreting Hydrogeochemical Interactions And Controlling Processes In Groundwater Using Advanced Statistical Techniques In The Southeast Asian Megacity - Dhaka, Bangladesh<br>--<br><a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clwat.2025.100084" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.1016/j.clwat.2025.1</span><span class="invisible">00084</span></a> <-- shared paper<br>--<br><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/GIS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GIS</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/spatial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spatial</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/mapping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mapping</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/spatialanalysis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spatialanalysis</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/spatiotemporal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spatiotemporal</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Hydrogeochemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hydrogeochemistry</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Groundwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Groundwater</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Quality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Quality</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Statistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Statistics</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/geostatistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geostatistics</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Analysis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Analysis</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Irrigation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Irrigation</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/suitability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>suitability</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/hydrology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hydrology</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/waterresources" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>waterresources</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/statistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>statistics</span></a> geostatistics <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/waterquality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>waterquality</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/model" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>model</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/modeling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>modeling</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/potable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>potable</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/drinkingwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drinkingwater</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/urbanisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>urbanisation</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/city" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>city</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/growth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>growth</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/population" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>population</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/stress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stress</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/planning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>planning</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/management" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>management</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/industrial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>industrial</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/residential" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>residential</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/geochemical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geochemical</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/testing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>testing</span></a> # Dhaka <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Bangladesh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bangladesh</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/pumping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pumping</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/overpumping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>overpumping</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/drinking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drinking</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/irrigation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>irrigation</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/regional" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regional</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/WQI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WQI</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/multivariate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>multivariate</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/monitoring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monitoring</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/contamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>contamination</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/assessment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>assessment</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/watersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>watersecurity</span></a></p>
Alo Japan<p><a href="https://www.alojapan.com/1289733/japanese-study-shows-c-sections-do-not-raise-allergy-risk-in-children/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">alojapan.com/1289733/japanese-</span><span class="invisible">study-shows-c-sections-do-not-raise-allergy-risk-in-children/</span></a> Japanese study shows c-sections do not raise allergy risk in children <a href="https://channels.im/tags/AllergicRhinitis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AllergicRhinitis</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Allergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Allergy</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/asthma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asthma</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/bacteria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bacteria</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/CesareanSection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CesareanSection</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/children" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>children</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Conjunctivitis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conjunctivitis</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/contamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>contamination</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Eczema" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Eczema</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/FoodAllergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodAllergy</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/genetic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genetic</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/ImmuneSystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ImmuneSystem</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/JapanNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JapanNews</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Japanese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japanese</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/JapaneseNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JapaneseNews</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Microbiome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microbiome</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Rhinitis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rhinitis</span></a> New research out of Japan challenges global assumptions that children born by cesarean section are more likely to develop allergies than those…</p>
AstrobiologySky🌌🦠🧬<p><a href="https://cyberplace.social/tags/Pandora" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pandora</span></a>'s primary objective is to conduct a long baseline survey of transiting <a href="https://cyberplace.social/tags/exoplanets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>exoplanets</span></a> orbiting nearby stars with simultaneous <a href="https://cyberplace.social/tags/photometric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photometric</span></a> and <a href="https://cyberplace.social/tags/spectroscopic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spectroscopic</span></a> observations in order to quantify and correct for <a href="https://cyberplace.social/tags/stellar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stellar</span></a> <a href="https://cyberplace.social/tags/contamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>contamination</span></a> in transmission spectra <a href="https://cyberplace.social/tags/ARC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ARC</span></a> <a href="https://cyberplace.social/tags/GSFC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GSFC</span></a> <a href="https://cyberplace.social/tags/LLNL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LLNL</span></a></p>
Joseph Lim :mastodon:<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Thai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Thai</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/river" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>river</span></a> turns orange as dangerous toxins fr <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Myanmar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Myanmar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mines</span></a> flush <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/downstream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>downstream</span></a><br>"urgency of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crisis</span></a> for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/riverside" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>riverside</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/communities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>communities</span></a> warned not to wash, drink or eat fish fr contaminated <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/waterway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>waterway</span></a> they depend on, is compounded by te fact tt te mines r located in territory controlled by te Wa, an ethnic armed gp notorious for drug prod'n, unchecked resource extraction & opaque biz ties to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a>.. satellite imagery suggests <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/contamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>contamination</span></a> began as early as last Sept"<br><a href="https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3312120/thai-river-turns-orange-dangerous-toxins-myanmar-mines-flush-downstream" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">scmp.com/week-asia/health-envi</span><span class="invisible">ronment/article/3312120/thai-river-turns-orange-dangerous-toxins-myanmar-mines-flush-downstream</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2111726/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2111726/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Climate models predict spread of deadly Aspergillus pathogens <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AspergillusNiger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AspergillusNiger</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CONTAMINATION" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CONTAMINATION</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Food</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/fungi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fungi</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GlobalWarming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalWarming</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a></p>
MikeDunnAuthor<p>91% of San Francisco Bay fish are contaminated with PFOS forever chemicals. 83% are unsafe to eat daily and 33% are unsafe to eat even at only one half pound per week.</p><p>Other contaminants include mercury, leftover from the 1849 gold rush, as well as PCBs, dioxins, selenium, and many others. </p><p>Yet there are still many people fishing and eating these fish, mostly lower income immigrants and people of color who are just trying to get by. </p><p><a href="https://calmatters.org/environment/water/2025/05/san-francisco-bay-fish-forever-chemicals/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WhatMatters&utm_source=31&utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=$20B" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">calmatters.org/environment/wat</span><span class="invisible">er/2025/05/san-francisco-bay-fish-forever-chemicals/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WhatMatters&utm_source=31&utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=$20B</span></a> Delta Tunnel project sparks fight between Newsom, lawmakers&utm_campaign=WhatMatters</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/workingclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workingclass</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sanfrancisco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sanfrancisco</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cleanwateract" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cleanwateract</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fishing</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/immigrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigrants</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/contamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>contamination</span></a></p>
Miro Collas<p>Thames Water and Anglian Water face 53 criminal investigations over sewage | Thames Water | The Guardian <br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/may/20/water-companies-investigations-thames-anglian-sewage-dumping" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/business/2025/</span><span class="invisible">may/20/water-companies-investigations-thames-anglian-sewage-dumping</span></a></p><p>Good - about time!</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Water</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pollution</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Sewage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sewage</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Contamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Contamination</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Neoliberalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Neoliberalism</span></a></p>
MikeDunnAuthor<p>Today in Labor History May 18, 1979: An Oklahoma jury ruled in favor of the estate of atomic worker Karen Silkwood. Kerr-McGee Nuclear Company was ordered to pay $505,000 in actual damages and $10 million in punitive damages for negligence leading to Silkwood’s plutonium contamination. On appeal, the court reduced the settlement to a pitiful $5,000, the estimated value of her property losses. In 1984, the Supreme Court restored the original verdict, but Kerr-McGee again threatened to appeal. Ultimately, Silkwood’s family settled out of court for $1.38 million and the company never had to admit any wrongdoing.</p><p>Silkwood first started working at Kerr-McGee in 1972. She joined the Oil, Chemical & Atomic Workers union and participated in a strike. After the strike, her comrades elected her to the union’s bargaining committee. She was the first woman to attain that status at Kerr-McGee. In this role, one of her duties was to investigate health and safety issues. Not surprisingly, she discovered numerous violations, including exposure of workers to contamination. The union accused Kerr-McGee of falsifying inspection records, manufacturing faulty fuel rods and other safety violations. After testifying to the Atomic Energy Commission, Silkwood discovered that her own body and home were contaminated with radiation. Her body contained 400 times the legal limit for plutonium contamination and she was expelling contaminated air from her lungs. Her house was so contaminated they had to destroy much of her personal property.</p><p>Later, she decided to go public with documentation proving the company’s negligence. She left a meeting with union officials in order to meet a New York Times journalist. She brought a binder and packet of documents supporting her allegations with her. However, she never made it, dying in a suspicious car crash. The documents were never found. Some journalists believe she was rammed from behind by another vehicle. Investigators noted damage to the read of her car that would be consistent with this hypothesis. She had also received death threats shortly before her death. However, no one has yet substantiated the claims of foul play.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/workingclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workingclass</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LaborHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LaborHistory</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/silkwood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>silkwood</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>union</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/atomic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atomic</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nuclear</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/radioactive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>radioactive</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/contamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>contamination</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/murder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>murder</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/unionbusting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unionbusting</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/assassination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>assassination</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/strike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>strike</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/organizer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>organizer</span></a></p>
Miro Collas<p>Watch: Wildlife dyed blue in São Paulo chemical spill <br><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c8re5134k0yo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/news/videos/c8re5134k0</span><span class="invisible">yo</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pollution</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Contamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Contamination</span></a></p>
Charlie McHenry<p>Stroke patients have high levels of <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/MicroPlastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MicroPlastics</span></a> buildup in their necks. Capitalism and corporate greed are literally killing us all. <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/Capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/contamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>contamination</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.heart.org/en/news/2025/04/22/plaque-buildup-in-the-necks-of-stroke-survivors-may-be-loaded-with-microplastics" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">heart.org/en/news/2025/04/22/p</span><span class="invisible">laque-buildup-in-the-necks-of-stroke-survivors-may-be-loaded-with-microplastics</span></a></p>
💧🌏 Greg Cocks<p>Over A Third Of Groundwater In USA Public-Supply Aquifers Is Anthropocene[sic]-Age And Susceptible To Surface Contamination<br>--<br><a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00473-y" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-004</span><span class="invisible">73-y</span></a> <-- shared paper<br>--<br><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/GIS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GIS</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/spatial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spatial</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/mapping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mapping</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/surface" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>surface</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/contamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>contamination</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/waterquality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>waterquality</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/waterresources" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>waterresources</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/groundwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>groundwater</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/publicsupply" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publicsupply</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Anthropocene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Anthropocene</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/potable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>potable</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/waterwell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>waterwell</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/municipal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>municipal</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/watersupply" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>watersupply</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/residential" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>residential</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/age" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>age</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/aquifers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aquifers</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/regional" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regional</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/landsurface" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>landsurface</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/contamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>contamination</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/spatialanalysis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spatialanalysis</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/spatiotemporal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spatiotemporal</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/holocene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>holocene</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/publicsafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publicsafety</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/pumping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pumping</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sustainability</span></a></p>
Miro Collas<p>Microplastics may disrupt pollination, harm bees, other insects, flowers - The Washington Post <br><a href="https://archive.ph/n1qi6" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/n1qi6</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>"Recent studies have shown that tiny pieces of plastics can make bees more susceptible to bacteria and viruses."</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Plastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plastics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Microplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microplastics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Contamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Contamination</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bees</span></a></p>
UK<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/49749/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/uk/49749/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Major supermarket issues urgent recall for popular product — ‘Do not eat!’ | UK | News <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Business</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/contamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>contamination</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FoodRecall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodRecall</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Morrisons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Morrisons</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MorrisonsRecall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MorrisonsRecall</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MorrisonsSausages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MorrisonsSausages</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastic</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Supermarkets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Supermarkets</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a></p>
Miro Collas<p>'Very, very toxic': The risk of asbestos in Gaza's rubble <br><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce8y4j91l83o" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/news/articles/ce8y4j91</span><span class="invisible">l83o</span></a></p><p>'"The Gaza rubble is a very, very toxic environment," says Professor Bill Cookson, director of the National Centre for Mesothelioma Research in London. "People are going to suffer acutely, but also in the longer term as well, things that children may carry throughout their lives."'</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palestine</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Contamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Contamination</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Asbestos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Asbestos</span></a> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/palestine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>palestine</span></a></span></p>
Dr. bird🌻🐦⬛🌞💛| TikTok, YT, IG<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Lead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lead</span></a> and other <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/heavymetals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>heavymetals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/found" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>found</span></a> in 51 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/toothpastes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>toothpastes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fyp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fyp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldupdate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>worldupdate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/share" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>share</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/contamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>contamination</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/bbirdbphd/p/dr-bird-on-tiktok-237?r=erl7r&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.substack.com/pub/bbirdbph</span><span class="invisible">d/p/dr-bird-on-tiktok-237?r=erl7r&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false</span></a></p>
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