Um, anyone who willingly uses #PFAS-laden #SkiWax these days should be forced to eat it! After all, all the critters exposed to the wax will end up consuming it. Fairs fair! You use it, you eat it!

The #Olympics just saw its first ‘forever chemical’ disqualifications

Waxes containing #PFAS are banned at the Milan-Cortina Games. Three athletes already have been disqualified for using them

Tik Root, Feb 12, 2026

"Heading into the Milan-Cortina #2026Olympics, skiers and snowboarders were already adjusting to a ban on #fluorinated waxes long prized for making their equipment faster. This week, the #WinterGames saw their first enforcement of that rule, which is aimed at protecting public health and the #environment.

" 'South Korean cross-country skiers #HanDasom and #LeeEuiJin were disqualified from the women’s sprint event on Tuesday. That came one day after Japanese snowboarder #ShibaMasaki was disqualified from the men’s parallel giant slalom. In all three cases, routine testing found banned compounds on their equipment.

"For decades, elite snow sports athletes have relied on waxes with #fluorocarbons that are exceptional at repelling water and dirt. Former U.S. cross-country racer Nathan Schultz told Grist the so-called '#fluoro' waxes provide a 'really ridiculous speed advantage,' especially in warmer conditions like those experienced at these Games.

"But these waxes also contained PFAS, short for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. This class of 15,000 so-called 'forever chemicals' are notorious for never breaking down. Studies have linked exposure to PFAS to #ThyroidDisease, developmental problems, and #cancer, and research has found elevated levels in ski technicians who regularly handled the waxes. PFAS have also been detected in #soil and #water near ski venues, including wells drawing from aquifers in #ParkCityUtah, suggesting broader #environmental #contamination."

Read more:
https://grist.org/accountability/the-olympics-just-saw-its-first-forever-chemical-disqualifications/

#ForeverChemicals #Poisons #Wildlife #WaterIsLife #SoilIsLife #HumanStupidity #3MKnew

RE: https://mstdn.social/@compoundchem/116046348724598521

Toxic Squash Syndrome ?! #ToxicSquashSyndrome #StickOfRhubarb #nutrition #toxins #poisons

‘Stark warning’: #pesticide harm to wildlife rising globally, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/05/pesticide-wildlife-harm-rising-globally-despite-stark-warning-study

#Environment #Poisons

PFAS : les polluants éternels pourraient coûter jusqu’à 1700 milliards d’euros à l’Union européenne - RTBF Actus

L' #industrie vous vend des #poisons
#PFAS
Si vous ne les payez pas avec votre #Sante vous les paierez avec votre portefeuille et souvent avec les deux.
#Reach #Lobby #pollution #plastics

https://www.rtbf.be/article/pfas-les-polluants-eternels-pourraient-couter-jusqu-a-1700-milliards-d-euros-a-l-union-europeenne-11670162

💊 More than 520 chemicals found in English soil, including long-banned medical substances

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/03/chemicals-found-english-soil-toxins-medical-substances-farming

#england #uk #soil #environment #poisons #drugs #farming #agriculture

#Sciences. Dans le monde fascinant des #poisons, comment #résister à l’ #empoisonnement

https://www.courrierinternational.com/article/sciences-dans-le-monde-fascinant-des-poisons-comment-resister-a-l-empoisonnement_237819

"Overall, around half of such encounters with bongkrekic acid end fatally. Even the smallest amounts of the substance—one to one and a half milligrams—can cost an adult their life."

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/death-by-fermented-food/

#Food #Poisons #Bacteria #Fermentation

These #Animals Eat #Poisons and Don’t Die. Some Even Become #Toxic in Turn

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/these-animals-eat-poisons-and-dont-die-some-even-become-toxic-in-turn-180987594/