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fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

Synthetic chemicals in food system creating health burden of $2.2tn a year, report finds

Scientists have issued an urgent warning that some of the synthetic chemicals that help underpin the current food system are driving increased rates of cancer, neurodevelopmental conditions and infertility, while degrading the foundations of global agriculture. The health burden from phthalates, bisphenols, pesticides and Pfas forever chemicals amounts to up to $2.2tn a year roughly as much as the profits of the world's 100 largest publicly listed companies, according to the report published on Wednesday.
Environment
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

UK and Europe's hidden landfills at risk of leaking toxic waste into water supplies

Thousands of unlined landfills across the UK and Europe lie on floodplains, risking release of plastics, metals, PFAS and PCBs into water, soil and ecosystems.
Science
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Molecular discovery that won Nobel Prize in chemistry is likened to Harry Potter' enchanted handbag

Metal-organic frameworks enable trapping and storing gases and liquids, with potential to reduce pollution, capture CO2, extract water, and remove contaminants.
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

When science meets music: Florida's oyster decline is being told through jazz

A university professor converted research on Florida's collapsing oyster reefs into a soft-jazz musical piece to communicate over-harvesting, habitat loss, climate impacts, and chemical pollution.
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

Chemical pollution a threat comparable to climate change, scientists warn

The industrial economy has created more than 100 million novel entities, or chemicals not found in nature, with somewhere between 40,000 and 350,000 in commercial use and production.
Environment
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