The #AQHI a fundamentally useless scale for #wildfires.
Earlier this week, someone with actual science behind them broke down why and how the AHQI isn't fit for #WildfireSmoke conditions.
Article linked in my toot:
https://mstdn.ca/@likelyjanlukas/114656839640715424
#AirQuality
#AirPollution
#VOC
#formaldehyde
#ToxicGasses
#ToxicAir
#Measurement
#Scales
#usability
#functionality
#health
#lungs
#breathing
#filtration
#N95
#PPE
#respirators
Finally! ❤️ A knowledgable scientist breaks down why Canada's AQHI is incredibly useless and even perhaps dangerous framing wrt wildfire smoke!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1s99C1lTgKyNoYKAnP3fE4E1vx8T-6Vd2a-Ea1JMRlH4/mobilebasic
Thank you, @jeffgilchrist !
https://mstdn.science/@jeffgilchrist/114653878597387411
#air
#AirPollution
#AQ
#AirQuality
#AQHI
#Canada
#AQI
#wildfires
#WildfireSmoke
#WildfireSafety
#safety
#particulate
#VOC
#formaldehyde
#toxic
#smoking
#lungs
#breathing
#PPE
Hè, gelukkig:
“Emmen zegt dat de Omgevingsdienst Drenthe wekelijks een kijkje neemt ‘vanwege illegale sloop en asbestsanering’. Ook nemen BOA’s het verlaten fabrieksterrein regelmatig mee in hun rondje, blijkt uit de brief.”
#StuivendAsbest
#MineraleOlie
#Tolueen
#Barium
#Formaldehyde
#VervuildGrondwater
#BlijvenKijken
SciTech Chronicles. . . . .May 11th, 2025
#sugars #nucleotides, #formaldehyde #"Abiotic aldol reactions" #photons #" photonic computing" #"matrix multiplications" #AI #StEnSea #"pump-turbine" #valve #400kWh #Norm #"Norman Diverter" #FRC #Confinement #tools #structures #Skye #Holocene
Start of the hols and in the wee collection in the bookshelf.A meticulous researched local history booklet,love finding stuff like this
Gruinard Island also known as Anthrax Island! ,😮
#Gruinardisland #anthrax #ww2 #formaldehyde
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGXPesSleRA&pp=0gcJCYQJAYcqIYzv
'Musk Is Scamming the City of #Memphis': Meet Two Brothers Fighting #Colossus, Musk's #xAI #Data Center
#KeShaunPearson, executive director of #MemphisCommunityAgainstPollution
State Rep. #JustinJPearson, District 86
#AdolphMusk #EnvironmentalRacism #TN #Tennessee #NitrogenDioxide #Tech #BillionairesSUCK #Electrolux #EnvironmentalJusticeNOW #Formaldehyde #PaulYoung 🤮 #LeeHarris 🤮
PressConference today at 4.30 pm Tennessee time
What has been extraordinary, #health & #legal experts said, is the extent of the #industry’s effort to block the EPA’s scientific work on a #chemical long acknowledged as a #carcinogen, & how the architect of the effort was back at the agency as a regulator of #chemicals. At the same time, the #Trump admin has moved to sharply reduce the federal scientific work force.
The council’s president, Chris Jahn, told a #Senate hearing shortly after the #Trump inauguration that his group intended to tackle the “unnecessary #regulation” of #chemicals in the #US. “A healthy nation, a secure nation, an economically vibrant nation relies on chemistry,” he said.
It is not unusual or unlawful for industry groups to seek to #influence public #policy in the interest of their member companies.
#Trump #PublicHealth #health #formaldehyde #cancer #law #USpol
In recent weeks it has urged the #EPA to discard its work on #formaldehyde entirely & start from scratch…
The American Chemistry Council is also seeking to change the agency’s approval process for new #chemicals & speed up EPA’s #safety reviews. That review process is a key part of Dr. Dekelva’s purview at the agency.
Another fmr chemistry council lobbyist, Nancy Beck, is back alongside Dekleva at the EPA in a role regulating existing chemicals.
#Trump #PublicHealth #health #cancer #law #USpol
Dekleva is now at the #EPA in a crucial job: She…has the authority to approve new #chemicals…. Earlier she spent 32yrs at Dupont, the chemical maker, before joining…the first #Trump admin.
Her most recent employer, the chemicals #lobbying group, has made reversing the EPA’s course on #formaldehyde a priority & is pushing to abolish a program under which the agency assess the #risks of chemicals to human #health.
#Formaldehyde, the #chemical of choice for undertakers & embalmers, is also used in products like furniture & clothes. But it can also cause #cancer & severe #respiratory problems. So, in 2021, the #EPA began a new effort to #regulate it.
The #chemicals industry fought back w/an intensity that astonished even seasoned ofcls. Its campaign was led by Lynn Dekleva, then a lobbyist at the American Chemistry Council, an #industry group that spends millions on govt #lobbying.
#PublicHealth #law #USpol
She Lobbied for a #Carcinogen. Now She’s at Trump’s #EPA, Approving New #Chemicals.
Lynn Dekleva, who recently took a senior role at the #Environmental Protection Agency, once led an aggressive effort by #industry to block #regulations on #formaldehyde.
#PublicHealth #health #cancer #law #USpol
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/climate/epa-lynn-dekleva-formaldehyde.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=FA86FA31-E678-482A-A936-9B32A2E31336
Drumpf will make sure we stay #healthy despite all the #cancer-#causing #chemicals floating around in the world, right? Hell no. How much do his people know about #formaldehyde? A lot, & they’ve avoided telling anyone. https://www.propublica.org/article/formaldehyde-epa-report-public-health
Formaldehyde is front and center of these two ProPublica articles and hopefully it will start getting the attention it deserves.
Will formaldehyde become the new PFAS?
https://www.propublica.org/article/formaldehyde-epa-report-public-health
https://www.propublica.org/article/formaldehyde-levels-in-your-home-car-furniture
Regulatory capture and massive lobbying efforts by the American Chemistry Council and other moneyed entities have slowed progress not only on restricting its use, but on research into the effects.
#BeCarefulOutThere #Formaldehyde #homesafety #harmfulchemicals
Straighten at your own risk: “Included in products to help straighten hair or smooth curls, formaldehyde can pose a disproportionate risk to Black women and other women of color…both the salon professionals and their clients are at risk” @JuliaElenaMusto
#formaldehyde
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/formaldehyde-toxic-chemical-epa-warning-b2672869.html
"Ashley Furniture spokespeople said the company follows all laws and regulations for furniture manufacturing."
This is a reminder that the "laws and regulations" just define the worst you can do without criminal or civil penalties.
The laws and regulations do not mean that it is safe. Just that the company cannot be held accountable for their actions if they follow "all laws and regulations"
#toxics hide behind regulations strongly influenced by industry
#formaldehyde #HazardousExposures #ChemicalPollution in your home (or car/suv/truck/van)
How to Reduce #Formaldehyde Exposure in Your #Home
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Formaldehyde creates an inescapable #cancer risk for everyone in America. It’s in our homes, coming from our couches, our clothes and our babies’ cribs — sometimes at levels that can trigger breathing problems. Here’s how to reduce your exposure.
#News #Health #EPA #Regulation #Car #Furniture #Family #Parents
How to Reduce #Formaldehyde Exposure in Your #Home
https://www.propublica.org/article/how-to-reduce-formaldehyde-home-exposure
How Much #Formaldehyde Is in Your #Car, Your Kitchen or Your Furniture? Here’s What Our Testing Found.
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The chemical can trigger #health problems and causes more #cancer than any other toxic air pollutant. Our reporters traveled around New York City and #NewJersey with equipment to measure its presence. The results proved concerning.
#News #EPA #Science #Regulation #FDA #Testing #NYC #Journalism
