#chemicals — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #chemicals, aggregated by home.social.
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/14/pfas-firms-tidal-wave-forever-chemicals-ai-industry-demand-datacentres. "#PFAS #companies are launching a 'tidal wave' of #forever #chemicals #production to meet #demand from the #AI #industry, a #campaign #organisation has warned... [ChemSec]... found nearly all of the 10 biggest #manufacturers of PFAS had plans to increase production, at sites in #Europe, #Asia & #NorthAmerica." Yet ANOTHER reason to oppose AI & #Datacentres, @ZackPolanski!
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EU Parliament ready to take tougher line on China, says lead MEP – POLITICO
The policy is widely unders…
#Europe #EU #EuropeanParliament #Asianeconomy #Chemicals #China #Companies #Competitiveness #Elections #electricvehicles #Exports #Farleft #Farright #FriedrichMerz #Germany #Imports #Industry #macron #MarošŠefčovič #MEPs #Negotiations #Parliament #PascalCanfin #Procurement #Publicprocurement #Rawmaterials #Rights #Spectrum #Supplychains #Trade #water
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Escaping the AI safety nightmare: What can governments do? – POLITICO
A case in point is that OpenAI agents hacked a German website b…
#Europe #EU #Auditing #Aviation #BernieSanders #Buildings #Chemicals #Companies #culture #Data #Development #environment #EuropeanUnion #fuels #Growth #Industry #Infrastructure #Medicaldevices #Regulation #Research #Resilience #Rights #safety #Security #Services #StuartRussell #Tanks #UnitedKingdom #UnitedStates #weapons
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"Hazardous Waste collection is the FIRST Saturday of each month April thru November between 7:30 AM and 1:00 PM. If near a holiday, please check the holiday schedule to see if we are open. If we are closed on the weekend that would be hazardous waste day it will normally be skipped entirely for that month.
You may want to visit www. PaintCare. org for paint disposal options in your area.
#RiversideRecycling accepts #HouseholdHazardousWaste ( #HHW ) on the 1st Saturday of the month (April through November.) Collection occurs from 7:30AM to 1PM. This program is open to all Maine residents disposing of Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) from their residence. Portland E-Card holders may dispose of up to 10 gallons of HHW annually with a maximum of TWO visits at no charge (i.e. two visits of 5 gallons each visit, or one visit with 10 gallons will use up the HHW portion of your E-Card for the year). Acceptable paint, stain and varnish can be disposed of at no charge as part of the PaintCare .org program and does not go against the HHW portion of your Ecard. Residential customers without an Ecard will be charged $6.50 per gallon for liquid wastes or $3.50 per pound for solid wastes. Unfortunately, we cannot accept #HazardousWaste from businesses or municipalities..
How will the drop off program work?
- Prepare your household hazardous waste for drop off. When preparing hazardous items for disposal at the Household Hazardous Waste Facility, be sure that liquids are in sturdy leak-proof containers with caps or lids. Use the original container whenever possible. Secure breakable or loose items inside boxes or bags. Do not mix items together. Be careful that no items spill or break when they are in your vehicle.
- Bring your items to Riverside Recycling, 910 Riverside St. on the 1st Saturday of the month (April through November.) Collection occurs from 7:30AM to 1PM. When you arrive at the facility, stop at the attendant’s booth and speak with the attendant. ALL HAZARDOUS WASTE MUST BE DROPPED OFF BEFORE RECYCLING ANY OTHER ITEMS.
- Follow any directions you receive at the attendant’s booth and proceed into the facility. When you pull up at the HHW facility, stay in your vehicle. The HHW staff will handle removing your items for you."FMI:
https://riversiderecycles.com/hazardous-waste/#SolarPunkSunday #HouseholdWaste #OilBasedPaint #Solvents #Chemicals
#AutomotiveFluids #FallCleanups
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#LincolnNE - #HazToGo Fall Mobile Events Offer Free, Convenient Disposal of #HouseholdWaste
Aug 31, 2026
"As fall approaches, many of us start tackling seasonal #cleanup projects, organizing the garage, clearing out the basement, or getting storage areas in order before the colder months arrive.
That often means rediscovering things that have been tucked away for months or even years: half-used cans of oil-based #paint, old #pesticides, cleaning #chemicals, #solvents, or leftover #AutomotiveFluids sitting on a shelf.
Over time, these everyday products can become #HouseholdHazardousWaste, and disposing of them improperly can create serious environmental risks. Chemicals poured down drains or thrown in the trash can pollute waterways, create hazards for sanitation workers and affect wildlife and the environment.
Fortunately, Lincoln and Lancaster County residents have convenient options for disposing of these materials safely.
Twice each year, the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department hosts Household Hazardous Waste Mobile Collection events, bringing safe disposal services directly into local communities. These drive-through events make it easy for residents to clear potentially dangerous materials out of garages, basements and storage areas.
Residents simply gather unwanted household chemicals, place them in a leak-proof tote and bring them to one of the collection locations.
The fall events are a particularly good opportunity to tackle those clean-out projects before winter arrives and safely dispose of materials you no longer need.
HaztoGo Rural Collection Event2026 Fall Mobile Collection Events
Friday, September 25 | 2–6 pm
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
375 Lincoln St., #MalcolmNESaturday, September 26 | 9 am–1 pm
Star City Shores
4375 S. 33rd Ct., LincolnParticipating in these events doesn’t just help clean up your home. Proper disposal helps protect the entire community by keeping hazardous chemicals out of landfills and waterways and ensuring they are handled safely and responsibly.
Best of all, the service is provided at no cost to residents of Lincoln and Lancaster County.
HaztoGo Collection at Star City Shores
For residents who cannot attend one of the fall mobile events, there is no need to wait. The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department operates HazToGo - , Lincoln’s Hazardous Waste Center, a convenient, year-round site offering the same household hazardous waste disposal services.
Programs like these play an important role in keeping our local environment healthy and safe. Sometimes protecting the environment starts with something simple: cleaning out a shelf in the garage and bringing those materials to a place where they can be handled the right way.
For additional information about accepted materials, event details or HazToGo, visit HazToGo .com."
Source:
https://journalstar.com/news/community/article_9fe354c3-144a-42e4-8937-218148b4f3c9.html#SolarPunkSunday #FallCleanups #HazardousWaste #WasteDisposal #HouseholdChemicals
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#Wyoming - #Meta #Datacenter water discharges suspended after #contaminating the city's reclamation water supply with [ #AntibioticResistant ] #bacterium — system offline for months for cleaning, closed-loop cooling system purge spread rare metal-resistant bacteria in #Cheyenne’s water system
The city has revoked the Meta contractor's discharge privileges.
By Luke James
July 4, 2026"The Cheyenne Board of Public Utilities has stopped accepting industrial wastewater from data center fill-and-flush and closed-loop cooling operations after tracing a rare bacterium in the city's reclaimed water to #GoatSystemsLLC, the entity Meta uses to build its Cheyenne campus. In a notice reported by Cowboy State Daily, the Board said Goat Systems was in significant noncompliance for discharging water carrying #CupriavidusGilardii, a metal-resistant bacterium that interfered with two water reclamation plants and pushed the reuse system offline for months of cleanup. The Board revoked the contractor's fill-and-flush discharge privileges on March 24, and a wider suspension now covers every data center connected to city services.
"#FillAndFlush is a commissioning step in which crews fill a cooling loop's piping with water, flush it to clear debris before the system is run, and then send the used water to drain. Goat Systems routed that flush water, which contained Cupriavidus gilardii, into Cheyenne's sanitary sewer, Frank Strong, the Board's engineering and water resource division manager, told the Wyoming Tribune Eagle. Strong said the fill water had been purchased from the Board itself and that the origin of the bacterium remains unknown, but said that lab staff caught it in February during routine fecal-bacteria sampling. 'This isn't something we normally test for,' Strong told the paper.
"#Microsoft and #Nvidia market #SealedLiquidLoops as a near-#ZeroWater alternative to evaporative cooling, an approach that is spreading quickly as #AIDataCenters expand into more communities. Microsoft describes cooling systems that are filled once during construction and then recirculate the same water, while Nvidia's Rubin platform runs a coolant that is 75% water and 25% propylene glycol. That one-time fill, however, is the step that produces a discharge, and the flush water leaves the site before the loop is sealed.
"Strong went on to add that the Board's concern extends past the finding of the bacterium, because closed-loop systems can carry #glycol and other #chemicals that municipal treatment plants aren't built to process. #CheyenneWY sprays its reclaimed water on #parks, golf courses, and other #GreenSpaces, and the Board worried the bacterium could become an aerosol hazard during irrigation. Cupriavidus gilardii isn't a regulated contaminant, yet the discharge disrupted treatment sufficiently to trigger pass-through and interference findings under the Cheyenne City Code and federal pretreatment rules.
"Meta said that it's supporting its general contractor, #Fortis, which stopped discharging and began hauling wastewater offsite, and that independent testing found no trace of the substance. Testing at the #DryCreek and #CrowCreek facilities cleared in late June, and the reuse system is back online. Cheyenne City Councilman Pete Laybourn called the disclosure 'a very, very unpleasant surprise.' The Board hasn't said how the suspension affects other Cheyenne data centers still under construction."
#DataCenters #WaterIsLife #NoWaterForAI #BigDataLies #NoWaterForDatacenters
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🏛️🟢 When the #LincolnMemorial #ReflectingPool turned green with #algae after a $15 million renovation, officials reached for #chemicals and expensive #technology.
But a #freshwater ecologist explains that #nature offers cheaper, longer lasting solutions. Tiny #crustaceans called #Daphnia and rooted aquatic #plants can control algae by consuming it and absorbing nutrients before blooms form.
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https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/breaking-the-heart-of-the-heartland. "The unavoidable reality is that things are really very bad in #rural #America. Moreover, the devastation hitting the heartland is squarely a consequence of Trump’s #actions... The #tariffs raised the prices of #farm #machinery, #chemicals & #fertilizer. The final straw was the loss of #foreign #markets to #rival #agricultural #exporters such as #Brazil."
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The Cookware Industry Has a Major Fight Brewing Over PFAS Claims
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.wired.com/story/cookware-industry-legal-fight-pfas-claims/
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🦊🐛 In the forests of #Madagascar, #lemurs have learned to use #millipedes as a specialized form of #medicine.
By gently biting the #insects, the #primates trigger the release of defensive #chemicals that act as a potent repellent against #malaria-carrying #mosquitoes. The lemurs rub the secretions into their fur and even ingest small amounts to treat internal parasites. The toxins cause a brief, trancelike state.
👉 https://www.discoverwildlife.com/tv/lemurs-licking-millipedes-bbc
#wildlife #nature #science #biology #chemistry #evolution #BBC #animals
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CIA accused of 'poisoning the sky' with toxins as files expose secret weather control agenda
https://friendica.ambag.es/display/e0590d38-5869-c32a-9aaa-27e777889681
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#LAFires Could Transform Former #Rocketdyne Site into #FEMATrailerPark
January 2025
"#Radiation and chemical vapors on 47-acre #CanogaPark site are too toxic for housing, but could be mitigated to safely house residents displaced by January 2025 fires in above-ground trailers.
- Gross site contamination and development encumbrances prohibit residential housing
- Hundreds of #FEMATrailers, mobile homes and even shipping containers could be placed on site safely and temporarily house thousands of #LosAngeles disaster victims [Or maybe a potential #DetentionCenter? Hmmmm...]
- Efforts to clean up polluted west Valley groundwater could emulate 2024 agreement to remediate fouled east Valley aquifer and provide billions of gallons of clean water"The former Rocketdyne Canoga Park facility in the western #SanFernandoValley is so contaminated that it is nearly impossible to build anything on it other than light industry even though a developer wanted to construct homes on the site.
"#Chemicals and #radiation severely contaminate the land and #groundwater in and around the site according to documentation obtained by EnviroReporter.com.
"According to astonishing information never before covered in the media, areas offsite and around #RocketdyneCanoga are hot with high amounts of gross alpha and uranium radiation."
Read more:
https://www.enviroreporter.com/2025/01/la-fires-could-transform-former-rocketdyne-site-into-fema-trailer-park/
#USPol #RadioactiveHazards #NoNukes #NoWar #EPAFail #USGovtFail #NuclearWeapons #RethinkNotRestart #NoNuclearWar #EnvironmentalDisaster
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The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos [Unofficial] @[email protected] ·A Study Is Retracted, Renewing Concerns About the Weedkiller Roundup
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"Today one of the Commission’s flagship projects, the ‘Clean Industrial Deal’ #CID is published. The deal breaks with past ambitions on #chemicals, and deepens the EU’s commitment to false solutions to the climate disaster. Some of the most polluting industries will receive billions in state aid and financing from EU funds, laws will be amended to suit their agenda."
by @corporateeurope: https://corporateeurope.org/en/2025/02/polluters-get-paid
#lobbying #Brussels #energy #offsets #Europe #EU #growth #transition #lobbies
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The 162 corporations and trade associations which declare EU lobby budgets of over €1 million annually, collectively declare at least €343 million per year.
Five-year growth: Since 2020, these corporate interests have declared nearly €86 million more, marking a one-third increase over five years.
https://corporateeurope.org/en/2025/02/eus-lobby-league-table 🧵
#Tech #Banking #Chemicals #lobbying #Brussels #energy #offsets #Europe #greenCapitalism #electricity #EU #growth #spillovers #transition #lobbies #openData #LobbyControl
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#Perfumes and scented products might be silently impacting your #health and your children's. Studies highlight the dangers of #phthalates, #chemicals linked to #insulin resistance, #cardiovascular disease, and developmental issues in kids. The concern? Long-term, multi-generational effects on our bodies. #HealthAwareness #phthalatefree
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the chemical terms thing?
cis molecules,
trans molecules, and
------ molecules, where the whatevers are on the same side.#chemistry #chem #chemicals #Química #askAChemist #STEM #nerds #nerd #sci #science #ScienceMastodon #ScienceAlert #science_news #help #meme #memes #queer #questions #queerstion #lgbt #trans #enby #nonbinary #nonbinarity
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An #experimental #pill cut #Hotflashes and improved #sleep for #women in #menopause — without using #hormones
The #drug, called #elinzanetant, works by blocking the #brain #chemicals responsible for #hotflashes and #NightSweats – what doctors call #vasomotor #symptoms – in #women whose #ovaries have slowed #production of the #hormones #estrogen and #progesterone.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Health #Healthcare
https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/22/health/menopause-hot-flash-pill-study
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Instead of oil and land: Researchers at #CharitéBerlin have engineered new strains of bacteria 🦠 that can produce #chemicals ⚗️ from industrial waste 🗑️. Using this technology, things like #bioplastics and #biofuels could be produced more sustainably. The team achieved this feat by getting the bacteria to follow a completely new type of metabolism called #RespiroFermentation. Viva la #sustainability! 🥳
@jlkru #science #research #chemistry #CharitéPaper #ScienceMastodon
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‘#ForeverChemicals’ – the part of cleaning you don’t want to last
"Notable categories of cleaners that either may contain, or have historically contained, PFAS are:
- glass and hard surface cleaners
- fabric, upholstery, and #CarpetCleaners and treatments
- #waxes and polishes for #floors, #furniture, #cars and #boat vessels
- dishwashing rinse aids
- #AerosolPropellant-based #cleaners and #AirFresheners
- #paints and #coatings."Floor sealers and finishes – products that cure into a film once applied – often contain PFAS. During floor stripping and waxing, PFAS concentrations in dust and air particulate matter were one order of magnitude greater than typical residential indoor air and two orders of magnitude greater than outdoor air, according to a 2022 study.
"But now the cleaning products #Industry wants to keep consumers in the dark about the use of these chemicals in their brands. Earlier this month, a bill was introduced in Congress on behalf of leading household cleaning product makers that would deny Americans the right to know about #ToxicChemicals in cleaning products.
"The manufacturer #Reckitt applauded Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-Ind.) for introducing the bill, which would rob consumers of crucial information about the ingredients in their products. Reckitt makes popular household brands like #Lysol, #Woolite, #AirWick, #Vanish, #Calgon, among many others.
And industry giant #SCJohnson
called for a 'clear federal standard' on disclosing ingredients, knowing any such standard could take a decade or longer. The company manufactures #Glade, #Drano, #Pledge, #ScrubbingBubbles, #Shout and #Windex, along with many other products, including #Ziploc."Read more:
https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news/2023/10/forever-chemicals-part-cleaning-you-dont-want-last#PFAS #PFOS #WaterIsLife #WaterPollution #PFASPollution #PFOA #PTFE #Wildlife #Cancer #Contamination #Chemicals #Environment #FoodPackaging #Plastics #FireFightingFoam #Firefighters #Health #Mining #Lubricants #Electronics #Cosmetics #PFNA #PFHxS #PFB #GenXChemicals
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#Methylmercury is one of the #chemicals that poses the greatest threat to global public health. People ingest methylmercury by eating #fish, but how does the #mercury end up in the fish?
#Environmental #Chemistry #sflorg
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#Methylmercury is one of the #chemicals that poses the greatest threat to global public health. People ingest methylmercury by eating #fish, but how does the #mercury end up in the fish?
#Environmental #Chemistry #sflorg
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#Methylmercury is one of the #chemicals that poses the greatest threat to global public health. People ingest methylmercury by eating #fish, but how does the #mercury end up in the fish?
#Environmental #Chemistry #sflorg
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#Methylmercury is one of the #chemicals that poses the greatest threat to global public health. People ingest methylmercury by eating #fish, but how does the #mercury end up in the fish?
#Environmental #Chemistry #sflorg
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#Methylmercury is one of the #chemicals that poses the greatest threat to global public health. People ingest methylmercury by eating #fish, but how does the #mercury end up in the fish?
#Environmental #Chemistry #sflorg
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Opinion piece: Missions to #Mars may have inadvertently contaminated the planet with #chemicals and materials.
#PlanetaryProtection requirements should expand to cover not only biological #pollution but pollution from chemicals.
In PNAS Front Matter: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2310792120 -
Opinion piece: Missions to #Mars may have inadvertently contaminated the planet with #chemicals and materials.
#PlanetaryProtection requirements should expand to cover not only biological #pollution but pollution from chemicals.
In PNAS Front Matter: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2310792120 -
Have folks on here seen the latest publication by #greenpeacede on #shein?
32% of the products tested contain harmful #chemicals at illegal levels for these substances of concern.
Shein is horrible for workers, for our health, and for the environment— check out the report here: https://t.co/Ex7ac5kphF
#fastfashion #toxictextiles #toxicfree #greenpeace #eugreendeal #pfas
