Atmospheric oxidation of the anti-degradation compounds 6PPD and DPPD that are present in tire wear particulates produce approximately 90 compounds that are found in near-road environmental air samples. This mixture caused inflammation and death of human macrophages, and was more toxic than 6PPD-quinone.

Summary: https://phys.org/news/2026-05-atmospheric-compounds-pose-human-health.html

Original paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412026002655

#Science #Health #Pollution #Toxicity #6PPD #Cars

The methyl methacrylate tank incident in Garden Grove, California has resurfaced one of my pet peeves.

According to mainstream news journalists, anything that is a "chemical" is "highly toxic". It's the end of the world. There isn't enough drama in the world.

This stuff is not great - it's a skin irritant, and the fumes can irritate mucous membranes like the eyes, but it is *not* instant-death-on-a-stick. The explosion they were worried about was far more dangerous for its explosive effects than for the chemical release.

It's no dimethylmercury or hydrogen fluoride or dioxygen difluoride [1]. Heck, it's oral LD50 is something like 7g/kg - so an adult would have to *eat* almost two pounds of the stuff to have an even-odds chance of dying.

Stop trying to terrorize the public, journalists. Do your damned jobs.

[1] Expose it to most things, even at almost 200 degrees C below freezing, it explodes. Try to put out the resulting fire with water, it explodes. Try to put out the fire with sand, it *sets the sand on fire*.

#journalist #journalism #accuracy #drama #hype #facts #science #toxicity #danger

What kind of people is this trying to label or imply the entire demographic as something, triggering those people to respond defensively to the indirect, subtle gaslighting? And then avoiding accountability by acting innocent.

#racism #Sabah #Malaysia #humanrights #gaslighting #accountability #awareness #truth #discrimination #justice #solidarity #microaggression #Borneo #dignity #rights #society #toxicity #prejudice #indigenous #callout

【🎉Latest accepted article】
Marine heatwaves intensify competition between toxigenic microalgae and cultured macroalgae

#HarmfulAlgalBloom | #InterspecificCompetition | #MarineHeatwave | #Metabolomics | #SeaweedAquaculture | #Toxicity

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtag108

"Leaving Facebook: Why People Are Logging Off" --

"a) Privacy Concerns & Data Misuse" --
"b) Overwhelming Ads & Algorithmic Feeds" --
"c) Toxicity, Drama, and Negativity" --
"d) Unwanted Recommendations & Forced Follows" --
"e) Time & Mental Health"

https://dev.to/therabbithole/leaving-facebook-why-people-are-logging-off-and-where-theyre-going-33lm

#facebook #leaving #delete #privacy #misuse #data #personaldata #algorithm #algorithms #feed #toxicity #drama #unwanted #wasteoftime #time #mentalhealth #health #psychology