Cachalot the Fediverse Whale6h ago
Following a conversation here a few weeks ago, I had a chat with staff at Camera House in Lower Hutt regarding disposal of #darkroom #chemicals.
They said they didn't have any particular processes for minimising environmental harm with the disposal of the #photography chemicals they use, and agreed that it wasn't great.
#BelieveInFilm
Bich Nguyen1d ago

"The Wisconsin Legislature sent a $133 million plan to combat contamination from so-called forever chemicals to Gov. Tony Evers for his approval Tuesday, promising an end to years of squabbling between the Democratic governor and Republican lawmakers over the issue."

https://apnews.com/article/pfas-wisconsin-bill-senate-passage-evers-fbfe59d8cabcbab6296ec088fcb36d2a

#PublicHealth #chemicals #toxins #pfas #water #wisconsin

Wisconsin Senate passes $133M package to combat forever chemicals

The Wisconsin state Senate has passed a $133 million package to combat contamination from forever chemicals. The bills now go to Democratic Gov. Tony Evers. Republicans and Evers have long clashed over how to address PFAS pollution. The 2023-2025 state budget established a $125 million trust fund for dealing with contamination. Evers vetoed a Republican bill in 2024 that would have spent the money. The fund now stands at $133 million. The Assembly unanimously passed two bills in February that would spend about $132 million from the fund on remediation and $1.3 million from the state's general fund to administer the spending. The Senate voted Tuesday to send the proposals for Evers' expected signature.

AP News
anwar_tbrc1d ago

2-Ethylhexanol Market Report 2025–2034

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#Chemicals #MarketResearch #Industry

2-Ethylhexanol Market Report 2026, Trends And Forecast By 2035 Sample

Global 2-Ethylhexanol market size is expected to reach $8.83 billion by 2030 at 7%, surging automotive industry propels demand for 2-ethylhexanol in plasticized pvc applications

Quantum Splash3d ago

The Sound of #Contamination : All Analysed #Headphones on the Central European Market Found to Contain Hormone-Disrupting #Chemicals https://arnika.org/en/news/the-sound-of-contamination-all-analysed-headphones-on-the-central-european-market-found-to-contain-hormone-disrupting-chemicals#:~:text=Researchers%20discovered%20that%20nearly%20all,that%20mimic%20our%20natural%20hormones.%22

#BPA #bisphenol #health #Europe #EU
#santé #bisphénol
#Gesundheit #Kontaminierung

The Sound of Contamination: All Analysed Headphones on the Central European Market Found to Contain Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals

PRAGUE, 18 February 2026 – A landmark international study across five Central European countries has found hazardous chemicals in every single pair of headphones analysed, from premium models to cheap imports. Authors say the results reveal a systemic failure in consumer safety regulation acros...

Hacker News5d ago

The Sound of Contamination: Headphones Contain Ing Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals

https://arnika.org/en/news/the-sound-of-contamination-all-analysed-headphones-on-the-central-european-market-found-to-contain-hormone-disrupting-chemicals

#HackerNews #SoundOfContamination #Headphones #Chemicals #HormoneDisrupting #HealthAwareness #EnvironmentalImpact

The Sound of Contamination: All Analysed Headphones on the Central European Market Found to Contain Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals

PRAGUE, 18 February 2026 – A landmark international study across five Central European countries has found hazardous chemicals in every single pair of headphones analysed, from premium models to cheap imports. Authors say the results reveal a systemic failure in consumer safety regulation acros...

Show threadLenora5d ago
@climatenewsnow but the far left said their is no difference between the #Democrats and #Republicans? This is in their heads #pollution #chemicals #epa
salix sericea (@Ripple13216)5d ago

Another one under "if climate change don't get you, the chemicals will".

New research shows fetuses likely have much higher PFAS 'forever chemicals' levels in their blood than previously thought.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/14/fetuses-pfas-forever-chemicals

#PFAS #chemicals #fetus #health #envoy

Fetuses likely have more ‘forever chemicals’ in blood than thought – report

US test of 120 umbilical blood cord samples identified 42 Pfas compounds, which do not naturally break down

The Guardian
Shouting into the void5d ago

Republican EPA fails at the words used in its own name

https://apnews.com/article/epa-medical-devices-ethylene-oxide-sterilize-cancer-a3b5f3a0206a43d3cff450a6ae3d1dc9

#epa #republicans #environment #pollution #chemicals #governmentfailure

EPA proposal weakens air pollution limits on cancer-causing gas

The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed weakening air pollution limits for a chemical used to sterilize medical equipment. The move would reverse a Biden administration finding of high cancer risks at manufacturing facilities that use ethylene oxide to clean billions of medical devices. The EPA said it is concerned that the current Biden-era standards “actively threaten” manufacturers’ ability to sterilize equipment and jeopardize a secure domestic supply chain for essential medical equipment. Ethylene oxide plays a crucial role in sterilizing lifesaving medical devices, including pacemakers and syringes, but long-term exposure can cause leukemia and other types of cancer among people who work at medical sterilization facilities or live nearby.

AP News
News Beep6d ago

Price shocks from Iran war could give Canada leverage in CUSMA talks: experts – CTV News

Price shocks from Iran war could give Canada leverage in CUSMA talks: experts  CTV NewsEric Ham: Trump needs a…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #Agriculture #Business #CA #Canada #Chemicals #Economy #national #Oil&Gas #Trade #utilities
https://www.newsbeep.com/433079/

Bich Nguyen6d ago

"Republicans are realizing just how demanding the MAHA vote can be. Moms Across America leader Zen Honeycutt warned that Republicans are facing their biggest setback yet with the MAHA movement, after Trump signed an executive order to support production of glyphosate, a herbicide the World Health Organization has linked to cancer."

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/maha-make-america-healthy-again-vaccines-food-glyphosate-midterm-risk-opportunity/

#PublicHealth #vaccines #immunizations #food #diet #nutrition #chemicals #toxins #ChildrensHealth #misinformation #HHS #elections #USpol

Republicans Fret Over RFK Jr.'s Anti-Vaccine Policies While MAHA Moms Stew - KFF Health News

A top GOP pollster has said anti-vaccine policies could create risks for the Trump administration in the midterm elections. But backing away from those policies — and other initiatives that have been high on the Make America Healthy Again to-do list — threatens to upset a key voting bloc.

KFF Health News