#poisons — Public Fediverse posts

Predictable evolution is bad news for toads, good news for their predators

"Under certain circumstances, the process of evolution can be highly predictable, especially when there are limited solutions to a particular problem, such as resistance to dangerous toxins"

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#evolution #poisons #phylogenetics #Australia https://grrlscientist.medium.com/predictable-evolution-is-bad-news-for-toads-good-news-for-their-predators-7260c33dc54c

Predictable evolution is bad news for toads, good news for their predators

"Under certain circumstances, the process of evolution can be highly predictable, especially when there are limited solutions to a particular problem, such as resistance to dangerous toxins"

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#evolution #poisons #phylogenetics #Australia https://grrlscientist.medium.com/predictable-evolution-is-bad-news-for-toads-good-news-for-their-predators-7260c33dc54c

Predictable evolution is bad news for toads, good news for their predators

"Under certain circumstances, the process of evolution can be highly predictable, especially when there are limited solutions to a particular problem, such as resistance to dangerous toxins"

#SciComm by @grrlscientist

#evolution #poisons #phylogenetics #Australia https://grrlscientist.medium.com/predictable-evolution-is-bad-news-for-toads-good-news-for-their-predators-7260c33dc54c

Predictable evolution is bad news for toads, good news for their predators

"Under certain circumstances, the process of evolution can be highly predictable, especially when there are limited solutions to a particular problem, such as resistance to dangerous toxins"

#SciComm by @grrlscientist

#evolution #poisons #phylogenetics #Australia https://grrlscientist.medium.com/predictable-evolution-is-bad-news-for-toads-good-news-for-their-predators-7260c33dc54c

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

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

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

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

💊 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

💊 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

#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

"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

“Judge #Boasberg has purposefully ignored the overwhelming evidence of how #Meta became a #monopoly—not by building a better product, but by buying its rivals to shut down any real competitors before they could grow. These deals let Meta fuse Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp into one machine that #poisons our children & discourse, bullies publishers & advertisers, and destroys the possibility of healthy online connections with friends & family."
Who killed #socialmedia?
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/11/meta-wins-monopoly-trial-convinces-judge-that-social-networking-is-dead/

“Judge #Boasberg has purposefully ignored the overwhelming evidence of how #Meta became a #monopoly—not by building a better product, but by buying its rivals to shut down any real competitors before they could grow. These deals let Meta fuse Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp into one machine that #poisons our children & discourse, bullies publishers & advertisers, and destroys the possibility of healthy online connections with friends & family."
Who killed #socialmedia?
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/11/meta-wins-monopoly-trial-convinces-judge-that-social-networking-is-dead/

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/

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/

"Scientists are beginning to unravel these creative antitoxin defenses and hope as a result to identify better treatments for poisonings in people."

https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/living-world/2025/animals-deal-with-toxins

#Toxins #Poisons #Biology #Nature

"Scientists are beginning to unravel these creative antitoxin defenses and hope as a result to identify better treatments for poisonings in people."

https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/living-world/2025/animals-deal-with-toxins

#Toxins #Poisons #Biology #Nature

How to Get Rid of #BedBugs: Low-Cost, #DIY #Extermination Without #Toxic #Poisons

https://dengarden.com/pest-control/how-to-get-rid-of-bed-bugs-yourself

How to Get Rid of #BedBugs: Low-Cost, #DIY #Extermination Without #Toxic #Poisons

https://dengarden.com/pest-control/how-to-get-rid-of-bed-bugs-yourself

i inherited a collection of intangible poisons and i have no idea how to use them

#Apothecary #Bottles #Cabinet #Glass #Poisons #Colorful #Intangible #Cork #Vintage #WatercolorStyle #Collection #Books
#Img2img #AiArt #AiArtists #AiArtCommunity #StableDiffusion

in real life: https://aieris.art/featured/i-inherited-a-collection-of-intangible-poisons-and-i-have-no-idea-how-to-use-them-eris-and-ai.html

i inherited a collection of intangible poisons and i have no idea how to use them

#Apothecary #Bottles #Cabinet #Glass #Poisons #Colorful #Intangible #Cork #Vintage #WatercolorStyle #Collection #Books
#Img2img #AiArt #AiArtists #AiArtCommunity #StableDiffusion

in real life: https://aieris.art/featured/i-inherited-a-collection-of-intangible-poisons-and-i-have-no-idea-how-to-use-them-eris-and-ai.html

"Agatha Christie’s background as a pharmacist’s assistant gave her a deep understanding of the poisons she skillfully weaved into her detective stories. Harkup highlights how Christie subtly educates readers on the history and toxicology of various poisons without sacrificing narrative intrigue. Christie’s use of poison not only advances plot and character but also reflects her meticulous attention to accuracy and good writing."

https://bigthink.com/big-think-books/agatha-christies-poisons/

#AgathaChristie #Poisons #Books #Writing

"Agatha Christie’s background as a pharmacist’s assistant gave her a deep understanding of the poisons she skillfully weaved into her detective stories. Harkup highlights how Christie subtly educates readers on the history and toxicology of various poisons without sacrificing narrative intrigue. Christie’s use of poison not only advances plot and character but also reflects her meticulous attention to accuracy and good writing."

https://bigthink.com/big-think-books/agatha-christies-poisons/

#AgathaChristie #Poisons #Books #Writing

Rats in #Australia may have genetic mutation that increases resistance to widely used #poisons https://phys.org/news/2025-06-rats-australia-genetic-mutation-resistance.html

But native animals & birds don’t survive taking rat poison. Rat poison kills more native animals & birds than rats.

#ElonMusk #Poisons #Memphis, #TN #Air to Create "#Colossus" Super #Computer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VJT2JeDCyw

#ElonMusk #Poisons #Memphis, #TN #Air to Create "#Colossus" Super #Computer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VJT2JeDCyw

Early!
A bit like #ecocide though there should never be a time for that.
Stop spraying chemical #poisons on #nature and #bees.
No excuses.
Just stop.
They are designed to kill and that is what they do.
So stop.
Stop.
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Stop!

#theBeeAt3

Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 89

In 1945, the American Chemical Paint Company released the first US ‘residential herbicide’ 2,4-D which had been developed during WW2 as a chemical weapon to wipe out potatoes in Germany and rice in Japan.

Early!
A bit like #ecocide though there should never be a time for that.
Stop spraying chemical #poisons on #nature and #bees.
No excuses.
Just stop.
They are designed to kill and that is what they do.
So stop.
Stop.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Stop!

#theBeeAt3

Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 89

In 1945, the American Chemical Paint Company released the first US ‘residential herbicide’ 2,4-D which had been developed during WW2 as a chemical weapon to wipe out potatoes in Germany and rice in Japan.

Early!
And you know what they say…
See post 2 attached if you don’t!

theBeeAt3

Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 88

In the US in the 1950s, a chemical company/producer of grass seed, to promote a weed killer, launched a PR campaign declaring white #clover a #weed.
It wasn’t.
It isn’t.
Chemical weed killers are #poisons.
PR that.
#bees

1/2

Early!
And you know what they say…
See post 2 attached if you don’t!

theBeeAt3

Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 88

In the US in the 1950s, a chemical company/producer of grass seed, to promote a weed killer, launched a PR campaign declaring white #clover a #weed.
It wasn’t.
It isn’t.
Chemical weed killers are #poisons.
PR that.
#bees

1/2

Poisons and their antidotes, circa early 1940s.

This was the first I’ve heard of Paris Green, and it’s a doozy. https://www.ricentral.com/chariho_times/news/local_news/the-dangers-of-paris-green/article_b708ea20-1240-11eb-b1f0-a754a0cb66ed.html

Found in a small notebook won at this weekend’s North Star Auction.

#vintage #health #safety #poisons #antidotes #history #auctions #antiques

Poisons and their antidotes, circa early 1940s.

This was the first I’ve heard of Paris Green, and it’s a doozy. https://www.ricentral.com/chariho_times/news/local_news/the-dangers-of-paris-green/article_b708ea20-1240-11eb-b1f0-a754a0cb66ed.html

Found in a small notebook won at this weekend’s North Star Auction.

#vintage #health #safety #poisons #antidotes #history #auctions #antiques

Now on view: If Books Could Kill 📕 💀

This exhibition casts light on the hidden dangers of manuscripts within the Walters collection and reveals the delicate science behind recognizing those toxic materials and handling them safely today.

https://thewalters.org/exhibitions/if-books-could-kill/

The Walters Art Museum @walters_museum #books #exhibitions #toxicity #poisons

Now on view: If Books Could Kill 📕 💀

This exhibition casts light on the hidden dangers of manuscripts within the Walters collection and reveals the delicate science behind recognizing those toxic materials and handling them safely today.

https://thewalters.org/exhibitions/if-books-could-kill/

The Walters Art Museum @walters_museum #books #exhibitions #toxicity #poisons

TWO #POISONS
are devastating #America

#MAGA and #Fentanyl
both cause fatal addiction
>brain damage and a death<

between the two
the one that caused the most victims
It's MAGA.

for your safety and mental health
Stay AWAY from those who are addicted.

In a local gardening group someone is asking how to kill Johnson grass, which is considered a weed in these parts. The irony of this response went unremarked, but I am still laughing about it:

"Use Roundup carefully and spot treat. I have used it for nearly 50 years with great success."

Such great success that after fifty years, you're still doing it! 🤣

#Roundup #Sprays #Poisons #Weeds #InvasiveSpecies #JohnsonGrass

💫 Plasticizers impair normal brain function in vertebrates, study finds

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-10-plasticizers-impair-brain-function-vertebrates.html

#plastics #materials #health #poisons

💫 Plasticizers impair normal brain function in vertebrates, study finds

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-10-plasticizers-impair-brain-function-vertebrates.html

#plastics #materials #health #poisons

@KeithDJohnson

Asshole petroleum dealers make plastics, and they REFUSE to only make plastics that are recyclable, most of the plastics they defecate into stores ARE NOT recyclable, pissing their costs onto us.

THAT'S the problem.

By law, make ALL plastics that are not recyclable ILLEGAL.

Then make all plastic produced be made from majority recycled plastic, so plastic companies MUST mine the seas and shores for old plastic, as part of their business.

#Poisons #EnvironmentalDumbness #Greed

@KeithDJohnson

Asshole petroleum dealers make plastics, and they REFUSE to only make plastics that are recyclable, most of the plastics they defecate into stores ARE NOT recyclable, pissing their costs onto us.

THAT'S the problem.

By law, make ALL plastics that are not recyclable ILLEGAL.

Then make all plastic produced be made from majority recycled plastic, so plastic companies MUST mine the seas and shores for old plastic, as part of their business.

#Poisons #EnvironmentalDumbness #Greed

I smell weasel. DEFRA (the environment wing of UK government) said

"That is why we are committed to deliver for nature and will change existing policies, including banning the use of those neonicotinoid pesticides that threaten vital pollinators.”

Why didn't they say

"... including banning the use of neonicotinoid pesticides".

#butterflies #poisons #ecology

@savebutterflies

I smell weasel. DEFRA (the environment wing of UK government) said

"That is why we are committed to deliver for nature and will change existing policies, including banning the use of those neonicotinoid pesticides that threaten vital pollinators.”

Why didn't they say

"... including banning the use of neonicotinoid pesticides".

#butterflies #poisons #ecology

@savebutterflies

🐛 The Pesticide Industry’s Toxic Lobby

https://jacobin.com/2024/07/pesticide-cancer-lobbying-lawsuits/

#politics #environment #pesticides #agriculture #poisons

🐛 The Pesticide Industry’s Toxic Lobby

https://jacobin.com/2024/07/pesticide-cancer-lobbying-lawsuits/

#politics #environment #pesticides #agriculture #poisons

Wondering what’s in your water? Now you can find out.

The Watershed Pollution Map reveals huge range of potential pollution sources that can harm rivers, lakes, groundwater, coasts & more.

Click on the zoom + – to find your area. Click the little eye icon beside each layer to show/hide data and scroll down the menu to view more datasets.

#pfas #waterpollution #poisons #environmentalharm #sewage #environment #WatershedPollutionMap

https://watershedinvestigations.com/home/find-out-whats-polluting-your-local-rivers-lakes-and-coast/?utm_source=X&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=rachel_map_launch_june

☠️ An herbicide so hazardous that courts have banned it twice

https://www.thenewlede.org/2024/04/an-herbicide-so-hazardous-that-courts-have-banned-it-twice/

#environment #agriculture #herbicides #agronomy #poisons

☠️ An herbicide so hazardous that courts have banned it twice

https://www.thenewlede.org/2024/04/an-herbicide-so-hazardous-that-courts-have-banned-it-twice/

#environment #agriculture #herbicides #agronomy #poisons