Lawsuit Claims Company Knowingly and Illegally Dumped Cancer-Causing Waste
Several hundred victims have come forward with cancers & other conditions caused by exposure, said attorney
https://truthout.org/articles/lawsuit-claims-company-knowingly-and-illegally-dumped-cancer-causing-waste/

* illegally discharging trichloroethylene (TCE) into the environment, contaminating soil, air and groundwater, and knowingly exposing workers to the cancer-causing chemical

Enpro Industries: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enpro_Industries

#Enpro #trichloroethylene #environment #capitalism #corporations #pollution

New theory on Parkinson's Disease origins & spread
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240411130149.htm

* hypothesis paper builds on growing scientific consensus that Parkinson's disease route to brain starts in nose or gut
* proposes that environmental toxicants the likely source

The Body, the Brain, the Environment, and Parkinson’s Disease
https://content.iospress.com/articles/journal-of-parkinsons-disease/jpd240019

#ParkinsonDisease #ParkinsonsDisease #disease #EnvironmentalHealth #LewyBody #pesticides #pollution #trichloroethylene #PolychlorinatedBiphenyls #PCB

‘Extremely toxic chemical’ found in many products may be banned by EPA. What is #TCE?

Brendan Rascius
Tue, October 24, 2023

"The Environmental Protection Agency (#EPA) proposed a ban on #trichloroethylene (TCE), a #cancer-causing chemical found in consumer and industrial products.

"The proposed near-total ban — part of the #Biden administration’s 'moonshot' initiative to eradicate cancer — would take effect next year, following a period for public comment, according to an Oct. 23 EPA news release.

"'The science is loud and clear on TCE,' EPA Deputy Administrator Janet McCabe said in the release. 'It is a dangerous toxic chemical and proposing to ban it will protect families, workers, and communities.'

"TCE is a colorless, liquid chemical compound that is manufactured primarily as a cleaning #solvent, according to the National Cancer Institute.

"It’s typically not found in products marketed to consumers, but among the household products it is used in are #CleaningPipes, #PaintRemovers, #Carpet Cleaners, #ToolCleaners, #SprayAdhesives and #BrakeCleaners, officials said.

"Industrially, it’s used to #degrease metal materials found in aircraft and as a refrigerant. It’s also employed in the manufacturing of battery separators found in #ElectricVehicles.

"The chemical compound is 'extremely toxic' and has been linked to adverse health effects, the EPA says.

"The agency has found that TCE causes #NonHodgkinsLymphoma and liver and kidney #cancer, officials said. It also damages the #ImmuneSystem, the central nervous system, reproductive organs and puts fetal development at risk.

"'These risks are present even at very small concentrations of TCE,' officials said.

"'TCE is also associated with Parkinson’s disease and possibly other neurodegenerative diseases,' Briana De Miranda, a professor specializing in toxicology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, told McClatchy News.

"Exposure to the chemical can occur in a number of ways, the most common of which is via inhalation, De Miranda said.

"'If people work with TCE they may inhale it through its vapor phase or off gassing of the liquid,' De Miranda said. 'If people live or work where it contaminates the soil or ground water, they could inhale TCE via vapor intrusion into buildings.'

"It can also be ingested orally, including through #contaminated drinking water, and through the skin, though this is less common, De Miranda said.

"Exposure often occurs at #Superfund sites, which are swaths of land across the country that are designated as contaminated by the EPA. These include manufacturing centers, processing plants, #landfills and #mines."

Read more:
https://news.yahoo.com/extremely-toxic-chemical-found-many-164645595.html

Interview of Ray Dorsey by David Perlmutter on environmental risk factors for PD
https://youtu.be/nfsZOmSYJoo

Though I'm a bit skeptical overall of Perlmutter's 'Grain Brain' hypothesis, I found the video quite informative. Perlmutter asked Dorsey some insightful questions and gained a few credibility points from me for mentioning chlorogenic acid as an active constituent of coffee.

#health #Parkinson #Parkinsons #aging #environment #PERC #trichloroethylene #TCE

Widely used chemical strongly linked to Parkinson’s disease

Common environmental contaminant increased rate of neurodegenerative affliction in one population by 70%

https://www.science.org/content/article/widely-used-chemical-strongly-linked-parkinson-s-disease

#Parkinsons #ParkinsonDisease #health #neurodegeneration #environment #trichloroethylene #solvents

What you need to know about a common chemical linked to a increased risk of #Parkinson's disease

By Evan Dawson,
Megan Mack, April 25, 2023

"Parkinson’s disease is the fastest growing brain condition in the world. A new paper co-authored by Dr. Ray Dorsey at the University of Rochester Medical Center shows that a common chemical may be fueling the rise of the disease. #Trichloroethylene (#TCE) is used to #DryClean clothes, to #decaffeinate coffee, and to #degrease metal. It was one of the main contaminant at the Marine Corps base #CampLejeune and has been found in up to one-third of the #groundwater in the U.S. According to the research, TCE is linked with a 500 percent increased risk of Parkinson’s disease."

#chemicals #pollution #WaterIsLife

Listen: https://www.wxxinews.org/show/connections/2023-04-25/what-you-need-to-know-about-a-common-chemical-linked-to-a-increased-risk-of-parkinsons-disease