Even Homes That Evade the Fire Face Toxic Ash Risk, Studies Show
Health hazards from soot and smoke blown indoors onto furniture and walls can linger for months: “Wind will get through every crack.”
Health hazards from soot and smoke blown indoors onto furniture and walls can linger for months: “Wind will get through every crack.”
Levels of PFAS in sewage sludge used as fertilizer can pose risks that sometimes exceed safety thresholds “by several orders of magnitude,” the agency said.
It’s widely used because it can slow flames in ways that water can’t. But it also contains heavy metals and other harmful compounds.
Wastewater, even after treatment to make it drinkable, contains high levels of PFAS, according to researchers.
The long-awaited study was criticized by the oil and gas industry and could help environmental groups that want to stop new export terminals.
The two solvents, known as Perc and TCE, cause kidney cancer and other ailments, and have been the subject of years of controversy.
After a court overturned a ban, the agency has proposed restricting chlorpyrifos to 11 food crops, illustrating the limits of federal regulation.
Talks on the world’s first treaty to tackle plastic pollution will continue in coming months, delegates said.
Delegates from more than 170 countries are working to salvage a treaty that would tackle the growing problem of plastic pollution.
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