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AFU Strikes Disable A Quarter Of Russia's Oil Refining Capacity
" Which yields 16% of gasoline.
Over the past two months, the Ukrainian army has launched dozens of strikes against Russian oil infrastructure. According to Novaya Gazeta Europe calculations, drones have disabled refineries or installations that refine about 62 million tons of oil and produce about 6.5 million tons of gasoline in annual terms - almost a sixth of the country's output. "
https://charter97.org/en/news/2026/5/15/684159/
#WarOfAggression #Europa #Ukraine #drone #OilRefining #AFU #Tuapse #Perm #Syzran #warfare #army #war #Russia #WarCriminal #invaders #occupiers
#перемогаYкраїни -
AFU Strikes Disable A Quarter Of Russia's Oil Refining Capacity
" Which yields 16% of gasoline.
Over the past two months, the Ukrainian army has launched dozens of strikes against Russian oil infrastructure. According to Novaya Gazeta Europe calculations, drones have disabled refineries or installations that refine about 62 million tons of oil and produce about 6.5 million tons of gasoline in annual terms - almost a sixth of the country's output. "
https://charter97.org/en/news/2026/5/15/684159/
#WarOfAggression #Europa #Ukraine #drone #OilRefining #AFU #Tuapse #Perm #Syzran #warfare #army #war #Russia #WarCriminal #invaders #occupiers
#перемогаYкраїни -
AFU Strikes Disable A Quarter Of Russia's Oil Refining Capacity
" Which yields 16% of gasoline.
Over the past two months, the Ukrainian army has launched dozens of strikes against Russian oil infrastructure. According to Novaya Gazeta Europe calculations, drones have disabled refineries or installations that refine about 62 million tons of oil and produce about 6.5 million tons of gasoline in annual terms - almost a sixth of the country's output. "
https://charter97.org/en/news/2026/5/15/684159/
#WarOfAggression #Europa #Ukraine #drone #OilRefining #AFU #Tuapse #Perm #Syzran #warfare #army #war #Russia #WarCriminal #invaders #occupiers
#перемогаYкраїни -
AFU Strikes Disable A Quarter Of Russia's Oil Refining Capacity
" Which yields 16% of gasoline.
Over the past two months, the Ukrainian army has launched dozens of strikes against Russian oil infrastructure. According to Novaya Gazeta Europe calculations, drones have disabled refineries or installations that refine about 62 million tons of oil and produce about 6.5 million tons of gasoline in annual terms - almost a sixth of the country's output. "
https://charter97.org/en/news/2026/5/15/684159/
#WarOfAggression #Europa #Ukraine #drone #OilRefining #AFU #Tuapse #Perm #Syzran #warfare #army #war #Russia #WarCriminal #invaders #occupiers
#перемогаYкраїни -
AFU Strikes Disable A Quarter Of Russia's Oil Refining Capacity
" Which yields 16% of gasoline.
Over the past two months, the Ukrainian army has launched dozens of strikes against Russian oil infrastructure. According to Novaya Gazeta Europe calculations, drones have disabled refineries or installations that refine about 62 million tons of oil and produce about 6.5 million tons of gasoline in annual terms - almost a sixth of the country's output. "
https://charter97.org/en/news/2026/5/15/684159/
#WarOfAggression #Europa #Ukraine #drone #OilRefining #AFU #Tuapse #Perm #Syzran #warfare #army #war #Russia #WarCriminal #invaders #occupiers
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@MrAndrewD
Thank you for providing less simplistic information on this vexed situation; it’s never as simple as stated without sources or direct experience to draw on. We can learn lessons but US corruption is not one of them. Working better with our neighbours, like Singapore, who can do the volume refining is worthwhile it seems to me. 🙏🏻 -
@MrAndrewD
Thank you for providing less simplistic information on this vexed situation; it’s never as simple as stated without sources or direct experience to draw on. We can learn lessons but US corruption is not one of them. Working better with our neighbours, like Singapore, who can do the volume refining is worthwhile it seems to me. 🙏🏻 -
@MrAndrewD
Thank you for providing less simplistic information on this vexed situation; it’s never as simple as stated without sources or direct experience to draw on. We can learn lessons but US corruption is not one of them. Working better with our neighbours, like Singapore, who can do the volume refining is worthwhile it seems to me. 🙏🏻 -
@MrAndrewD
Thank you for providing less simplistic information on this vexed situation; it’s never as simple as stated without sources or direct experience to draw on. We can learn lessons but US corruption is not one of them. Working better with our neighbours, like Singapore, who can do the volume refining is worthwhile it seems to me. 🙏🏻 -
@MrAndrewD
Thank you for providing less simplistic information on this vexed situation; it’s never as simple as stated without sources or direct experience to draw on. We can learn lessons but US corruption is not one of them. Working better with our neighbours, like Singapore, who can do the volume refining is worthwhile it seems to me. 🙏🏻 -
https://www.europesays.com/ch/?p=38493 India’s Biggest Refiner Partners with World’s Top Crude Trader #CommodityTrading #CrudeTrading #EnergyMarket #FuelTrading #IndianOil #JointVenture #OilRefining #RussiaSanctions #Singapore #Vitol
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Why is #BlackRain Falling on #Tehran and What Does It Mean for Health?
Written by Nadine
Medically Reviewed by Colleen Fleiss, M.Sc on Mar 23 2026 3:39 PMExcerpt: "Toxic Emissions From Damaged #Oil Facilities
A spokesperson for the World Health Organization, Christian Lindmeier, stated on 17 March that the destruction of #Iran's oil infrastructure released hazardous #hydrocarbons, #SulfurOxides, and #NitrogenCompounds into the atmosphere.
When rain combines with these #pollutants, it can lead to #ChemicalBurns and #LungInjury. He emphasized the seriousness of the situation and noted that authorities in Iran have urged residents to remain indoors.
"#BlackRain refers broadly to rainfall contaminated with atmospheric pollutants, explains Farzana Kastury, an environmental scientist at Adelaide University in Australia. Such rain often results from bushfire smoke or the burning of heavy fuels, which are by-products of crude #OilRefining.
In Iran's case, the black rain likely contains pollutants generated from the combustion of these fuels during fires triggered by missile attacks, including substances such as #acetone, #toluene, and #carcinogenic compounds like #benzene and #methylenechloride ."
#NoWar #WarIsToxic #USWarOnIran #WorldWar3 #IsraeliWarCrimes #USWarCrimes #WorldPol #ToxicRain #ToxicRainInTehran
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Why is #BlackRain Falling on #Tehran and What Does It Mean for Health?
Written by Nadine
Medically Reviewed by Colleen Fleiss, M.Sc on Mar 23 2026 3:39 PMExcerpt: "Toxic Emissions From Damaged #Oil Facilities
A spokesperson for the World Health Organization, Christian Lindmeier, stated on 17 March that the destruction of #Iran's oil infrastructure released hazardous #hydrocarbons, #SulfurOxides, and #NitrogenCompounds into the atmosphere.
When rain combines with these #pollutants, it can lead to #ChemicalBurns and #LungInjury. He emphasized the seriousness of the situation and noted that authorities in Iran have urged residents to remain indoors.
"#BlackRain refers broadly to rainfall contaminated with atmospheric pollutants, explains Farzana Kastury, an environmental scientist at Adelaide University in Australia. Such rain often results from bushfire smoke or the burning of heavy fuels, which are by-products of crude #OilRefining.
In Iran's case, the black rain likely contains pollutants generated from the combustion of these fuels during fires triggered by missile attacks, including substances such as #acetone, #toluene, and #carcinogenic compounds like #benzene and #methylenechloride ."
#NoWar #WarIsToxic #USWarOnIran #WorldWar3 #IsraeliWarCrimes #USWarCrimes #WorldPol #ToxicRain #ToxicRainInTehran
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Why is #BlackRain Falling on #Tehran and What Does It Mean for Health?
Written by Nadine
Medically Reviewed by Colleen Fleiss, M.Sc on Mar 23 2026 3:39 PMExcerpt: "Toxic Emissions From Damaged #Oil Facilities
A spokesperson for the World Health Organization, Christian Lindmeier, stated on 17 March that the destruction of #Iran's oil infrastructure released hazardous #hydrocarbons, #SulfurOxides, and #NitrogenCompounds into the atmosphere.
When rain combines with these #pollutants, it can lead to #ChemicalBurns and #LungInjury. He emphasized the seriousness of the situation and noted that authorities in Iran have urged residents to remain indoors.
"#BlackRain refers broadly to rainfall contaminated with atmospheric pollutants, explains Farzana Kastury, an environmental scientist at Adelaide University in Australia. Such rain often results from bushfire smoke or the burning of heavy fuels, which are by-products of crude #OilRefining.
In Iran's case, the black rain likely contains pollutants generated from the combustion of these fuels during fires triggered by missile attacks, including substances such as #acetone, #toluene, and #carcinogenic compounds like #benzene and #methylenechloride ."
#NoWar #WarIsToxic #USWarOnIran #WorldWar3 #IsraeliWarCrimes #USWarCrimes #WorldPol #ToxicRain #ToxicRainInTehran
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Why is #BlackRain Falling on #Tehran and What Does It Mean for Health?
Written by Nadine
Medically Reviewed by Colleen Fleiss, M.Sc on Mar 23 2026 3:39 PMExcerpt: "Toxic Emissions From Damaged #Oil Facilities
A spokesperson for the World Health Organization, Christian Lindmeier, stated on 17 March that the destruction of #Iran's oil infrastructure released hazardous #hydrocarbons, #SulfurOxides, and #NitrogenCompounds into the atmosphere.
When rain combines with these #pollutants, it can lead to #ChemicalBurns and #LungInjury. He emphasized the seriousness of the situation and noted that authorities in Iran have urged residents to remain indoors.
"#BlackRain refers broadly to rainfall contaminated with atmospheric pollutants, explains Farzana Kastury, an environmental scientist at Adelaide University in Australia. Such rain often results from bushfire smoke or the burning of heavy fuels, which are by-products of crude #OilRefining.
In Iran's case, the black rain likely contains pollutants generated from the combustion of these fuels during fires triggered by missile attacks, including substances such as #acetone, #toluene, and #carcinogenic compounds like #benzene and #methylenechloride ."
#NoWar #WarIsToxic #USWarOnIran #WorldWar3 #IsraeliWarCrimes #USWarCrimes #WorldPol #ToxicRain #ToxicRainInTehran
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Why is #BlackRain Falling on #Tehran and What Does It Mean for Health?
Written by Nadine
Medically Reviewed by Colleen Fleiss, M.Sc on Mar 23 2026 3:39 PMExcerpt: "Toxic Emissions From Damaged #Oil Facilities
A spokesperson for the World Health Organization, Christian Lindmeier, stated on 17 March that the destruction of #Iran's oil infrastructure released hazardous #hydrocarbons, #SulfurOxides, and #NitrogenCompounds into the atmosphere.
When rain combines with these #pollutants, it can lead to #ChemicalBurns and #LungInjury. He emphasized the seriousness of the situation and noted that authorities in Iran have urged residents to remain indoors.
"#BlackRain refers broadly to rainfall contaminated with atmospheric pollutants, explains Farzana Kastury, an environmental scientist at Adelaide University in Australia. Such rain often results from bushfire smoke or the burning of heavy fuels, which are by-products of crude #OilRefining.
In Iran's case, the black rain likely contains pollutants generated from the combustion of these fuels during fires triggered by missile attacks, including substances such as #acetone, #toluene, and #carcinogenic compounds like #benzene and #methylenechloride ."
#NoWar #WarIsToxic #USWarOnIran #WorldWar3 #IsraeliWarCrimes #USWarCrimes #WorldPol #ToxicRain #ToxicRainInTehran
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@crk5
Great read: piece by the Australian fuel trader - thx for sharing. It’s not at all the simple situation we might think (or like to think… or wish!). Worse for diesel but I’m reading pretty diabolical for jet fuel in one of the further pieces he recommended [https://fvr07.substack.com/p/the-500b-disruption-from-lng-to-jet
By Fabian Vera] including this quick knowledge upgrade on the laws of physics:“Refineries are not simple on-off machines. Operating at very low throughput or shutting down abruptly under feedstock starvation creates serious risks: thermal stress and coking in distillation units, catalyst deactivation in hydrocrackers and hydrotreaters, corrosion and erosion from uneven operations, and mechanical failure in pumps, valves, and vacuum systems. Restarting complex units like fluid catalytic crackers, central to maximizing jet fuel yields, requires days to weeks of careful commissioning and costs millions. Prolonged idling can result in permanent derating of capacity, not merely temporary offline status.
“Unfortunately the law of physics steps in. Pumps and pipes are sized for a minimum hydraulic flow. And we are talking about hundreds of pumps and thousands of pipelines in a single refinery. So refineries can only likely run to minimum 60% of their nameplate capacity, otherwise it is 0%. For more discussion on this topic, I gladly recommend June Goh from Sparta Commodities.”
#jetFuel #diesel #fuelTrading #fuelPricing #straitOfHurmoz #fossilFuel #fuelReserves #oilRefining #slowToSave #refineryInfrastructure #infrastructure
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@crk5
Great read: piece by the Australian fuel trader - thx for sharing. It’s not at all the simple situation we might think (or like to think… or wish!). Worse for diesel but I’m reading pretty diabolical for jet fuel in one of the further pieces he recommended [https://fvr07.substack.com/p/the-500b-disruption-from-lng-to-jet
By Fabian Vera] including this quick knowledge upgrade on the laws of physics:“Refineries are not simple on-off machines. Operating at very low throughput or shutting down abruptly under feedstock starvation creates serious risks: thermal stress and coking in distillation units, catalyst deactivation in hydrocrackers and hydrotreaters, corrosion and erosion from uneven operations, and mechanical failure in pumps, valves, and vacuum systems. Restarting complex units like fluid catalytic crackers, central to maximizing jet fuel yields, requires days to weeks of careful commissioning and costs millions. Prolonged idling can result in permanent derating of capacity, not merely temporary offline status.
“Unfortunately the law of physics steps in. Pumps and pipes are sized for a minimum hydraulic flow. And we are talking about hundreds of pumps and thousands of pipelines in a single refinery. So refineries can only likely run to minimum 60% of their nameplate capacity, otherwise it is 0%. For more discussion on this topic, I gladly recommend June Goh from Sparta Commodities.”
#jetFuel #diesel #fuelTrading #fuelPricing #straitOfHurmoz #fossilFuel #fuelReserves #oilRefining #slowToSave #refineryInfrastructure #infrastructure
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@crk5
Great read: piece by the Australian fuel trader - thx for sharing. It’s not at all the simple situation we might think (or like to think… or wish!). Worse for diesel but I’m reading pretty diabolical for jet fuel in one of the further pieces he recommended [https://fvr07.substack.com/p/the-500b-disruption-from-lng-to-jet
By Fabian Vera] including this quick knowledge upgrade on the laws of physics:“Refineries are not simple on-off machines. Operating at very low throughput or shutting down abruptly under feedstock starvation creates serious risks: thermal stress and coking in distillation units, catalyst deactivation in hydrocrackers and hydrotreaters, corrosion and erosion from uneven operations, and mechanical failure in pumps, valves, and vacuum systems. Restarting complex units like fluid catalytic crackers, central to maximizing jet fuel yields, requires days to weeks of careful commissioning and costs millions. Prolonged idling can result in permanent derating of capacity, not merely temporary offline status.
“Unfortunately the law of physics steps in. Pumps and pipes are sized for a minimum hydraulic flow. And we are talking about hundreds of pumps and thousands of pipelines in a single refinery. So refineries can only likely run to minimum 60% of their nameplate capacity, otherwise it is 0%. For more discussion on this topic, I gladly recommend June Goh from Sparta Commodities.”
#jetFuel #diesel #fuelTrading #fuelPricing #straitOfHurmoz #fossilFuel #fuelReserves #oilRefining #slowToSave #refineryInfrastructure #infrastructure
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@crk5
Great read: piece by the Australian fuel trader - thx for sharing. It’s not at all the simple situation we might think (or like to think… or wish!). Worse for diesel but I’m reading pretty diabolical for jet fuel in one of the further pieces he recommended [https://fvr07.substack.com/p/the-500b-disruption-from-lng-to-jet
By Fabian Vera] including this quick knowledge upgrade on the laws of physics:“Refineries are not simple on-off machines. Operating at very low throughput or shutting down abruptly under feedstock starvation creates serious risks: thermal stress and coking in distillation units, catalyst deactivation in hydrocrackers and hydrotreaters, corrosion and erosion from uneven operations, and mechanical failure in pumps, valves, and vacuum systems. Restarting complex units like fluid catalytic crackers, central to maximizing jet fuel yields, requires days to weeks of careful commissioning and costs millions. Prolonged idling can result in permanent derating of capacity, not merely temporary offline status.
“Unfortunately the law of physics steps in. Pumps and pipes are sized for a minimum hydraulic flow. And we are talking about hundreds of pumps and thousands of pipelines in a single refinery. So refineries can only likely run to minimum 60% of their nameplate capacity, otherwise it is 0%. For more discussion on this topic, I gladly recommend June Goh from Sparta Commodities.”
#jetFuel #diesel #fuelTrading #fuelPricing #straitOfHurmoz #fossilFuel #fuelReserves #oilRefining #slowToSave #refineryInfrastructure #infrastructure
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@crk5
Great read: piece by the Australian fuel trader - thx for sharing. It’s not at all the simple situation we might think (or like to think… or wish!). Worse for diesel but I’m reading pretty diabolical for jet fuel in one of the further pieces he recommended [https://fvr07.substack.com/p/the-500b-disruption-from-lng-to-jet
By Fabian Vera] including this quick knowledge upgrade on the laws of physics:“Refineries are not simple on-off machines. Operating at very low throughput or shutting down abruptly under feedstock starvation creates serious risks: thermal stress and coking in distillation units, catalyst deactivation in hydrocrackers and hydrotreaters, corrosion and erosion from uneven operations, and mechanical failure in pumps, valves, and vacuum systems. Restarting complex units like fluid catalytic crackers, central to maximizing jet fuel yields, requires days to weeks of careful commissioning and costs millions. Prolonged idling can result in permanent derating of capacity, not merely temporary offline status.
“Unfortunately the law of physics steps in. Pumps and pipes are sized for a minimum hydraulic flow. And we are talking about hundreds of pumps and thousands of pipelines in a single refinery. So refineries can only likely run to minimum 60% of their nameplate capacity, otherwise it is 0%. For more discussion on this topic, I gladly recommend June Goh from Sparta Commodities.”
#jetFuel #diesel #fuelTrading #fuelPricing #straitOfHurmoz #fossilFuel #fuelReserves #oilRefining #slowToSave #refineryInfrastructure #infrastructure
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https://www.europesays.com/ch/26317/ UBS keeps Buy on Viva as Middle East tensions lift refining margins #GeelongRefinery #GrossEarnings #MiddleEast #OilRefining #RefinedFuels #UBS #VivaEnergy
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Citgo Buys Venezuelan Oil for the First Time Since 2019 Sanctions
Citgo Petroleum, the U.S.-based refiner formerly owned by Venezuela’s state oil firm PDVSA, has bought its first Venezuelan…
#Conflict #Conflicts #War #citgo #energypolicy #HeavyCrude #oilrefining #PDVSA #Trafigura #U.S.sanctions #Venezuela #VenezuelanCrude #Vitol
https://www.europesays.com/2740026/ -
Các chỉ tiêu sản xuất kinh doanh của Công ty cổ phần Lọc hóa dầu Bình Sơn (BSR) trong 11 tháng đầu năm 2025 đều vượt mức so với kế hoạch quản trị do Petrovietnam giao. BSR đang chủ động nghiên cứu và xây dựng các động lực tăng trưởng mới nhằm duy trì đà phát triển bền vững, thích ứng với biến động thị trường và khẳng định vị thế trong ngành công nghiệp năng lượng quốc gia.
#BSR #Petrovietnam #Energy #OilRefining #VietnamBusiness #LọcHóaDầu #TăngTrưởngBềnVững #KinhTếViệtNam #BìnhSơnRefinery #Ene
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Monday, September 22, 2025
Ukraine destroys Russian 'terminator on tracks' engineering vehicle in rare strike -- Ukraine has a massive new sea drone, could threaten Russia's Crimean Bridge -- [vlog/blog] High-stakes autumn for Ukraine -- NATO was ready to 'use force' against Russia, Estonia says after airspace incursion -- NATO jets intercept Russian spy plane over Baltic Sea ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/09/monday-september-22-2025/
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Monday, September 22, 2025
Ukraine destroys Russian 'terminator on tracks' engineering vehicle in rare strike -- Ukraine has a massive new sea drone, could threaten Russia's Crimean Bridge -- [vlog/blog] High-stakes autumn for Ukraine -- NATO was ready to 'use force' against Russia, Estonia says after airspace incursion -- NATO jets intercept Russian spy plane over Baltic Sea ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/09/monday-september-22-2025/
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Monday, September 22, 2025
Ukraine destroys Russian 'terminator on tracks' engineering vehicle in rare strike -- Ukraine has a massive new sea drone, could threaten Russia's Crimean Bridge -- [vlog/blog] High-stakes autumn for Ukraine -- NATO was ready to 'use force' against Russia, Estonia says after airspace incursion -- NATO jets intercept Russian spy plane over Baltic Sea ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/09/monday-september-22-2025/
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Monday, September 22, 2025
Ukraine destroys Russian 'terminator on tracks' engineering vehicle in rare strike -- Ukraine has a massive new sea drone, could threaten Russia's Crimean Bridge -- [vlog/blog] High-stakes autumn for Ukraine -- NATO was ready to 'use force' against Russia, Estonia says after airspace incursion -- NATO jets intercept Russian spy plane over Baltic Sea ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/09/monday-september-22-2025/
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Monday, September 22, 2025
Ukraine destroys Russian 'terminator on tracks' engineering vehicle in rare strike -- Ukraine has a massive new sea drone, could threaten Russia's Crimean Bridge -- [vlog/blog] High-stakes autumn for Ukraine -- NATO was ready to 'use force' against Russia, Estonia says after airspace incursion -- NATO jets intercept Russian spy plane over Baltic Sea ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/09/monday-september-22-2025/
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YIKES! Metal Barrels Dumped Off the Coast of #LosAngeles Are Encircled by Mysterious White Halos—and Scientists Think They Finally Know Why
At least some of the barrels contain caustic alkaline waste, which has made the surrounding ecosystems inhospitable to most life forms, a new study suggests
Sarah Kuta - Daily Correspondent
September 12, 2025Excerpts: "The barrels’ exact origins are murky. However, federal records from the Environmental Protection Agency [#EPA] show that from the 1930s to the early 1970s, government agencies allowed companies to dump various types of waste at 14 underwater sites off the coast of Southern California. For those four decades, manufacturers got rid of their #refinery waste, filter cakes and oil #drilling waste, chemical waste, garbage, #military explosives and #RadioactiveWaste at these dump sites."
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"Scientists were not able to identify the specific alkaline waste substances contained within the barrels. However, they point out that several industrial processes were known to produce alkaline waste, including #DDT manufacturing and oil refining, so the barrels might be linked to those.
"They also can’t estimate the full extent of the potential alkaline waste contamination. Roughly a third of the barrels identified so far have halos, but they don’t know if that ratio applies to all the barrels on the seafloor. Scientists also don’t know the exact number of barrels, though a previous estimate suggests there are more than 25,000.
" 'We don’t know how big the problem really is,' Gutleben tells the San Diego Union-Tribune.
"One thing seems certain: Given that the barrels were dumped more than 50 years ago and that they’re still having a major impact on the surrounding environment, the chemicals are likely here to stay. They represent a new type of “persistent pollutant” that takes a long time to break down, the researchers write in the paper.
" 'It could take several thousand years for the effects of caustic alkaline waste dumping in the San Pedro Basin to be resolved,' they add."
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/metal-barrels-dumped-off-the-coast-of-los-angeles-are-encircled-by-mysterious-while-halos-and-scientists-think-they-finally-know-why-180987334/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us#ToxicWaste #WaterIsLife #OceanAreLife #CaliforniaCoast #Pollution #OilRefining #OceanPollution
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YIKES! Metal Barrels Dumped Off the Coast of #LosAngeles Are Encircled by Mysterious White Halos—and Scientists Think They Finally Know Why
At least some of the barrels contain caustic alkaline waste, which has made the surrounding ecosystems inhospitable to most life forms, a new study suggests
Sarah Kuta - Daily Correspondent
September 12, 2025Excerpts: "The barrels’ exact origins are murky. However, federal records from the Environmental Protection Agency [#EPA] show that from the 1930s to the early 1970s, government agencies allowed companies to dump various types of waste at 14 underwater sites off the coast of Southern California. For those four decades, manufacturers got rid of their #refinery waste, filter cakes and oil #drilling waste, chemical waste, garbage, #military explosives and #RadioactiveWaste at these dump sites."
[...]
"Scientists were not able to identify the specific alkaline waste substances contained within the barrels. However, they point out that several industrial processes were known to produce alkaline waste, including #DDT manufacturing and oil refining, so the barrels might be linked to those.
"They also can’t estimate the full extent of the potential alkaline waste contamination. Roughly a third of the barrels identified so far have halos, but they don’t know if that ratio applies to all the barrels on the seafloor. Scientists also don’t know the exact number of barrels, though a previous estimate suggests there are more than 25,000.
" 'We don’t know how big the problem really is,' Gutleben tells the San Diego Union-Tribune.
"One thing seems certain: Given that the barrels were dumped more than 50 years ago and that they’re still having a major impact on the surrounding environment, the chemicals are likely here to stay. They represent a new type of “persistent pollutant” that takes a long time to break down, the researchers write in the paper.
" 'It could take several thousand years for the effects of caustic alkaline waste dumping in the San Pedro Basin to be resolved,' they add."
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/metal-barrels-dumped-off-the-coast-of-los-angeles-are-encircled-by-mysterious-while-halos-and-scientists-think-they-finally-know-why-180987334/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us#ToxicWaste #WaterIsLife #OceanAreLife #CaliforniaCoast #Pollution #OilRefining #OceanPollution
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YIKES! Metal Barrels Dumped Off the Coast of #LosAngeles Are Encircled by Mysterious White Halos—and Scientists Think They Finally Know Why
At least some of the barrels contain caustic alkaline waste, which has made the surrounding ecosystems inhospitable to most life forms, a new study suggests
Sarah Kuta - Daily Correspondent
September 12, 2025Excerpts: "The barrels’ exact origins are murky. However, federal records from the Environmental Protection Agency [#EPA] show that from the 1930s to the early 1970s, government agencies allowed companies to dump various types of waste at 14 underwater sites off the coast of Southern California. For those four decades, manufacturers got rid of their #refinery waste, filter cakes and oil #drilling waste, chemical waste, garbage, #military explosives and #RadioactiveWaste at these dump sites."
[...]
"Scientists were not able to identify the specific alkaline waste substances contained within the barrels. However, they point out that several industrial processes were known to produce alkaline waste, including #DDT manufacturing and oil refining, so the barrels might be linked to those.
"They also can’t estimate the full extent of the potential alkaline waste contamination. Roughly a third of the barrels identified so far have halos, but they don’t know if that ratio applies to all the barrels on the seafloor. Scientists also don’t know the exact number of barrels, though a previous estimate suggests there are more than 25,000.
" 'We don’t know how big the problem really is,' Gutleben tells the San Diego Union-Tribune.
"One thing seems certain: Given that the barrels were dumped more than 50 years ago and that they’re still having a major impact on the surrounding environment, the chemicals are likely here to stay. They represent a new type of “persistent pollutant” that takes a long time to break down, the researchers write in the paper.
" 'It could take several thousand years for the effects of caustic alkaline waste dumping in the San Pedro Basin to be resolved,' they add."
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/metal-barrels-dumped-off-the-coast-of-los-angeles-are-encircled-by-mysterious-while-halos-and-scientists-think-they-finally-know-why-180987334/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us#ToxicWaste #WaterIsLife #OceanAreLife #CaliforniaCoast #Pollution #OilRefining #OceanPollution
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YIKES! Metal Barrels Dumped Off the Coast of #LosAngeles Are Encircled by Mysterious White Halos—and Scientists Think They Finally Know Why
At least some of the barrels contain caustic alkaline waste, which has made the surrounding ecosystems inhospitable to most life forms, a new study suggests
Sarah Kuta - Daily Correspondent
September 12, 2025Excerpts: "The barrels’ exact origins are murky. However, federal records from the Environmental Protection Agency [#EPA] show that from the 1930s to the early 1970s, government agencies allowed companies to dump various types of waste at 14 underwater sites off the coast of Southern California. For those four decades, manufacturers got rid of their #refinery waste, filter cakes and oil #drilling waste, chemical waste, garbage, #military explosives and #RadioactiveWaste at these dump sites."
[...]
"Scientists were not able to identify the specific alkaline waste substances contained within the barrels. However, they point out that several industrial processes were known to produce alkaline waste, including #DDT manufacturing and oil refining, so the barrels might be linked to those.
"They also can’t estimate the full extent of the potential alkaline waste contamination. Roughly a third of the barrels identified so far have halos, but they don’t know if that ratio applies to all the barrels on the seafloor. Scientists also don’t know the exact number of barrels, though a previous estimate suggests there are more than 25,000.
" 'We don’t know how big the problem really is,' Gutleben tells the San Diego Union-Tribune.
"One thing seems certain: Given that the barrels were dumped more than 50 years ago and that they’re still having a major impact on the surrounding environment, the chemicals are likely here to stay. They represent a new type of “persistent pollutant” that takes a long time to break down, the researchers write in the paper.
" 'It could take several thousand years for the effects of caustic alkaline waste dumping in the San Pedro Basin to be resolved,' they add."
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/metal-barrels-dumped-off-the-coast-of-los-angeles-are-encircled-by-mysterious-while-halos-and-scientists-think-they-finally-know-why-180987334/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us#ToxicWaste #WaterIsLife #OceanAreLife #CaliforniaCoast #Pollution #OilRefining #OceanPollution
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YIKES! Metal Barrels Dumped Off the Coast of #LosAngeles Are Encircled by Mysterious White Halos—and Scientists Think They Finally Know Why
At least some of the barrels contain caustic alkaline waste, which has made the surrounding ecosystems inhospitable to most life forms, a new study suggests
Sarah Kuta - Daily Correspondent
September 12, 2025Excerpts: "The barrels’ exact origins are murky. However, federal records from the Environmental Protection Agency [#EPA] show that from the 1930s to the early 1970s, government agencies allowed companies to dump various types of waste at 14 underwater sites off the coast of Southern California. For those four decades, manufacturers got rid of their #refinery waste, filter cakes and oil #drilling waste, chemical waste, garbage, #military explosives and #RadioactiveWaste at these dump sites."
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"Scientists were not able to identify the specific alkaline waste substances contained within the barrels. However, they point out that several industrial processes were known to produce alkaline waste, including #DDT manufacturing and oil refining, so the barrels might be linked to those.
"They also can’t estimate the full extent of the potential alkaline waste contamination. Roughly a third of the barrels identified so far have halos, but they don’t know if that ratio applies to all the barrels on the seafloor. Scientists also don’t know the exact number of barrels, though a previous estimate suggests there are more than 25,000.
" 'We don’t know how big the problem really is,' Gutleben tells the San Diego Union-Tribune.
"One thing seems certain: Given that the barrels were dumped more than 50 years ago and that they’re still having a major impact on the surrounding environment, the chemicals are likely here to stay. They represent a new type of “persistent pollutant” that takes a long time to break down, the researchers write in the paper.
" 'It could take several thousand years for the effects of caustic alkaline waste dumping in the San Pedro Basin to be resolved,' they add."
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/metal-barrels-dumped-off-the-coast-of-los-angeles-are-encircled-by-mysterious-while-halos-and-scientists-think-they-finally-know-why-180987334/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us#ToxicWaste #WaterIsLife #OceanAreLife #CaliforniaCoast #Pollution #OilRefining #OceanPollution
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Ukraine Disrupted 17% of Russia’s Oil Refining Capacity
" Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian oil and gas sites, carried out in response to Moscow’s attacks on its energy grid, have caused fuel shortages and disrupted key exports. "
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/58980
#WarOfAggression #Europa #Ukraine #OilRefining #Frontline #army #update #war #Russia #WarCriminal #invaders #drones #occupiers #defenders
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Ukraine Disrupted 17% of Russia’s Oil Refining Capacity
" Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian oil and gas sites, carried out in response to Moscow’s attacks on its energy grid, have caused fuel shortages and disrupted key exports. "
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/58980
#WarOfAggression #Europa #Ukraine #OilRefining #Frontline #army #update #war #Russia #WarCriminal #invaders #drones #occupiers #defenders
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Ukraine Disrupted 17% of Russia’s Oil Refining Capacity
" Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian oil and gas sites, carried out in response to Moscow’s attacks on its energy grid, have caused fuel shortages and disrupted key exports. "
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/58980
#WarOfAggression #Europa #Ukraine #OilRefining #Frontline #army #update #war #Russia #WarCriminal #invaders #drones #occupiers #defenders
#перемогаYкраїни -
Ukraine Disrupted 17% of Russia’s Oil Refining Capacity
" Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian oil and gas sites, carried out in response to Moscow’s attacks on its energy grid, have caused fuel shortages and disrupted key exports. "
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/58980
#WarOfAggression #Europa #Ukraine #OilRefining #Frontline #army #update #war #Russia #WarCriminal #invaders #drones #occupiers #defenders
#перемогаYкраїни -
Ukraine Disrupted 17% of Russia’s Oil Refining Capacity
" Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian oil and gas sites, carried out in response to Moscow’s attacks on its energy grid, have caused fuel shortages and disrupted key exports. "
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/58980
#WarOfAggression #Europa #Ukraine #OilRefining #Frontline #army #update #war #Russia #WarCriminal #invaders #drones #occupiers #defenders
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Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Ukrainian soldier survives after 5 days crawling with throat cut by Russian troops — Ukraine targets Russian logistics in occupied Crimea, military says after reported railway strikes — Ukrainian strikes disrupt around 17% of Russia’s oil refining capacity — In push for more soldiers, Russia recruits HIV-positive prisoners, civilians … and more
https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/08/wednesday-august-27-2025/
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Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Ukrainian soldier survives after 5 days crawling with throat cut by Russian troops — Ukraine targets Russian logistics in occupied Crimea, military says after reported railway strikes — Ukrainian strikes disrupt around 17% of Russia’s oil refining capacity — In push for more soldiers, Russia recruits HIV-positive prisoners, civilians … and more
https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/08/wednesday-august-27-2025/
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Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Ukrainian soldier survives after 5 days crawling with throat cut by Russian troops — Ukraine targets Russian logistics in occupied Crimea, military says after reported railway strikes — Ukrainian strikes disrupt around 17% of Russia’s oil refining capacity — In push for more soldiers, Russia recruits HIV-positive prisoners, civilians … and more
https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/08/wednesday-august-27-2025/
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Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Ukrainian soldier survives after 5 days crawling with throat cut by Russian troops — Ukraine targets Russian logistics in occupied Crimea, military says after reported railway strikes — Ukrainian strikes disrupt around 17% of Russia’s oil refining capacity — In push for more soldiers, Russia recruits HIV-positive prisoners, civilians … and more
https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/08/wednesday-august-27-2025/
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Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Ukrainian soldier survives after 5 days crawling with throat cut by Russian troops — Ukraine targets Russian logistics in occupied Crimea, military says after reported railway strikes — Ukrainian strikes disrupt around 17% of Russia’s oil refining capacity — In push for more soldiers, Russia recruits HIV-positive prisoners, civilians … and more
https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/08/wednesday-august-27-2025/
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South Korea's KOSPI rises 0.27% as US economic concerns ease, with oil refining, chemical, and defense stocks leading gains amid expectations of increased US oil production and European defense spending.
#YonhapInfomax #KOSPI #OilRefining #DefenseStocks #USEconomy #ForeignInvestors #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
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South Korea's KOSPI rises 0.27% as US economic concerns ease, with oil refining, chemical, and defense stocks leading gains amid expectations of increased US oil production and European defense spending.
#YonhapInfomax #KOSPI #OilRefining #DefenseStocks #USEconomy #ForeignInvestors #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
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South Korea's KOSPI rises 0.27% as US economic concerns ease, with oil refining, chemical, and defense stocks leading gains amid expectations of increased US oil production and European defense spending.
#YonhapInfomax #KOSPI #OilRefining #DefenseStocks #USEconomy #ForeignInvestors #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
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South Korea's KOSPI rises 0.27% as US economic concerns ease, with oil refining, chemical, and defense stocks leading gains amid expectations of increased US oil production and European defense spending.
#YonhapInfomax #KOSPI #OilRefining #DefenseStocks #USEconomy #ForeignInvestors #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
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South Korea's KOSPI rises 0.27% as US economic concerns ease, with oil refining, chemical, and defense stocks leading gains amid expectations of increased US oil production and European defense spending.
#YonhapInfomax #KOSPI #OilRefining #DefenseStocks #USEconomy #ForeignInvestors #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
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