Plastic washing at recycling plants can spike phthalates in wastewater, study suggests Potentially harmful chemicals can contaminate untreated water used in recycling plants to clean plastics before they're processed into new products, according to a new study by an Iowa State Universit...

On this #PoisonedPlanet, we so little understand the mess we are making

#NovelEntities #PlanetaryBoundaries
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Pesticides, pharmaceuticals and industrial chemicals found everywhere in seawater The analysis of more than 2,300 samples collected worldwide highlights the persistence of chemical compounds from agriculture, pharmaceuticals and industry in the ocean, sometimes at very high levels.

#NovelEntities - there is no escape on this oisoned planet

#PlanetaryBoundaries #pesticides
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Killing 99.9% of the Wrong Things: The Hidden Cost of Disinfectants In this insightful episode, Dr. Sheena Fraser welcomes back Dr. Anastasia Theodosiou and introduces Baroness Natalie Bennett to discuss the Consumer Products (Control of Biocides) Bill. They unpack…

Delighted to join @doctoranastasia.bsky.social on Microbiome Medics podcast talking about my #BiocidesBill, including the way it uniquely tackles issues of microbiotoxicity, #antimicrobialresistance & smashed #planetaryboundary of #NovelEntities

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PFOS 'forever chemical' can accumulate in bees—and their honey A study published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology has revealed the toxic "forever chemical," PFOS, can accumulate in exposed honeybee colonies and transfer to their honey, threatenin...

No escape on this #PoisonedPlanet, for any species of animal, including us

#PublicHealth #NovelEntities #ForeverChemicals
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#PFAS throughout the food web

#NovelEntities

Planetary risk society: from ignored problems to fast solutions #Climatechange #novelentities #ozonehole #risk #uncertainty www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

👉 The #climatechange boundary has already been transgressed.

✅ What is safe (for now)? The #ozonelayer is recovering, the #atmospheric aerosol load remains fragile, but the #novelentities (such as chemicals and plastics) are in a high-risk zone.

Industry scientists reveal reluctance to test chemicals for behavioral effects, despite growing evidence An international study led by the University of Portsmouth has revealed reluctance from industry scientists to test chemicals for their effects on human and wildlife behavior, despite growing evidence...

Regulators are utterly failing to take seriously the effects of this #PoisonedPlanet on #PublicHealth, animal and environmental health

#NovelEntities #PlanetaryBoundaries
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Seven of nine planetary boundaries now breached.

"Failure is not inevitable, failure is a choise."
- Johan Rockström

Breached boundaries are:
#ClimateChange
#BiosphereIntegrity
#LandSystemChange
#FreshwaterUse
#BiochemicalFlows
#NovelEntities
##OceanAcidification

We know that the #biosphere is gone due to meat?

We know that the #nitrogen cycle is broken due to meat and that this can throw us back 1 billion years?

Most #NovelEntities (eg pesticides) are used for meat feed.

We know that half of climate forcing is due to meat.

We can stop meat overnight.

Do you know this? Do you understand what it means and how it impacts life on this planet? Yes, there are many issues, but this is a biggie and the recent failure to agree a plastic treaty is part of this story. Must be tackled urgently #NovelEntities #9PlanetaryBoundaries #UncommonCourage

PFAS or forever chemicals. No wonder we have no trust #PFAS #ForeverChemicals #NovelEntities youtu.be/RykprRwT_FU?...

Is this the first time #Microbiotoxity - damage to the #microbiome - has been discussed in a podcast?

I suspect so
#OneHealth #PublicHealth #PlanetaryBoundaries #NovelEntities
@bsacandjac.bsky.social

Planetary boundaries The planetary boundaries concept presents a set of nine planetary boundaries within which humanity can continue to develop and thrive for generations to come

A toxic cocktail of man-made petrochemicals that has steadily accumulated over time, and are now polluting and degrading every aspect of the life supporting system on this unique home planet? 🌍

See #PlanetaryBoundaries #NovelEntities

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We must assess the impacts of novel entities on human health Microplastics are in increasing volumes in human brains, placentas and breast milk. They are found from the highest mountains to the deepest seas. PFAS (forever chemicals - linked to cancer) are mount...

Working on it! I report some of my efforts here

#NovelEntities #PlanetaryBoundaries
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Inactive components in agricultural runoff may be hidden contributors to drinking water hazards Inactive ingredients in agricultural, pharmaceutical, and other common products have typically been excluded from consideration as potential contaminants in drinking water. However, while these chemic...

#PlanetaryBoundaries - what a mess we have made with #NovelEntities

"While these chemicals are inert in certain products, they can still pose hazards when combined with other materials"
#CocktailEffect
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Drug pollution in water is making salmon take more risks "Out of sight, out of mind" is how we often treat what is flushed down our toilets. But the drugs we take, from anxiety medications to antibiotics, don't simply vanish after leaving our bodies. Many a...

Pharmaceuticals' impact on #OneHealth under-discussed & under-researched. And with ageing populations, only going to grow, unless we start to take the issue seriously

#NovelEntities #PlanetaryBoundaries @bsacandjac.bsky.social
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‘A deliberate poisoning’: how a banned pesticide haunts the French Caribbean Prostate cancer rates are among the world’s highest in Guadeloupe and Martinique, where chlordecone was widely used on plantations for more than 20 years

"Chlordecone can contaminate soil for up to 600 years."

What damage we have done to this #PoisonedPlanet - pesticides, plastics and pharmaceuticals all accumulating
#NovelEntities #PlanetaryBoundaries
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#NovelEntities

These 10 Foods Have the Most Microplastics - Wealth of Geeks Nobody wants to munch on plastic for dinner, but the unappetizing truth is that many common foods contain microplastics — environmental pollutants comprised of very tiny particles of plastic that insi...

If you’re wondering which food contains the most microplastics, here you go! #microplastics #NovelEntities #UncommonCourage wealthofgeeks.com/foods-with-m...

Les hommes seront-ils tous stériles dès 2050? La fécondité humaine diminue rapidement dans les pays industrialisés. Si les choses continuent ainsi, la reproduction naturelle sera pratiquement impossible d'ici 2050, selon l'experte Shanna Swan.

Chute de la fertilité, #anthropocene #planteryboundaries #novelentities

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