Paul Wermer, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Nov 5, 2024

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/04/decontamination-of-landfill-waste-leads-to-increase-in-toxic-chemicals-says-study?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

#Pollution #PersistantPollution #PFAS

Decontamination of landfill waste leads to increase in toxic chemicals, says study

Researchers find treatment plants designed to clean up leachate liquid waste boost levels of banned PFAS

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Paul Wermer, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Nov 2, 2024

I remember in the 90s hearing from the experts at DuPont, etc about how safe the fluorinated organics were.

Not only do we (USA) not use the precautionary principle as a guide, we continue to trust companies to test their own products for health and environmental impacts - in spite of what is now extensive history of failures of this approach to assessing chemical hazards. Failures include both corporate lies and sheltering behind "we followed the law" defenses. Both are aggravated by older, inadequate toxicology standards that failed to comprehend current research results - yet offer a defense for corporate obfuscation.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/02/toxic-pfas-menstrual-pads-carefree-edgewell?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

#ToxicChemical #PersistantPollution #HazardousChemicals #PFAS

Toxic PFAS in menstrual pads harm reproductive health, advocates says

California lawsuit demands Carefree and parent company Edgewell remove chemicals or add warning label

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