#health hazards

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[dougielombax]

No you cannot keep the black mold for “the aesthetic”

It’s a fucking health hazard!

[academicelephant]

Vaping has recently became a problem in my country even among kids as young as those in primary school. I thought that to be exceptional because back in my time virtually nobody started smoking before junior high but it turned out that in mid 1970s smoking was started on average at the age of 10 and by the age of 15 over 60% of the youth smoked. That is absolutely terrifying and thankfully the percentage of smoking among young people is much lower these days but it just goes to show how you lack perspective on things when you're young; kids' smoking is no new thing, it just wasn't that common for a while (I wish it would have stayed that way though because smoking is far more harmful to kids than it is to adults, and it is estimated that over 8 million people die every year because of it)

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Challenge #03919-J267: Good News, Bad News

One month later, we learned what has happened with the badly injured hand of the foolish, mainly due to the inexperience of youth, kobold friend of Wraithvine's.

https://peakd.com/fiction/@internutter/challenge-03850-j198-this-is-not-a-place-of-honour#@internutter/re-bkf-rxwxja -- The New Guy

It had been a very rough month, with a great deal of Restoration spells expended on one Kobold hand. They were lucky they found a Cleric of the Dawn Lord in the area. Nothing like followers of a god of rebirth and redemption to heal Unwelcome People[1].

Pierce Boyle knew everything there was to know about healing, both magical and non-magical. The unfortunate nature of his name was something he weathered with good humour. "It was going to be Ignat Blaze but someone else had a better idea. Those who come to the temple in a basket tend to have worse luck with names than those who walk in on their own." He pressed yet another poultice gently into Gikka's palm.

"Aie, it stings," complained Gikka. She hissed and winced and tried not to flinch.

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[sidewalkchemistry]

10 million pigs in North Carolina produce the waste equal to 100 million humans...but there’s no waste treatment. The pigs’ waste falls through slats in the floors of the sheds they are forced to live in. It is then pumped in the giant waste pits which leach in the rivers and streams and is pumped out unfiltered on the fields further polluting the environment and neighboring health. When you go back and you look at where these hog facilities are located, there’s a disproportionate number of them that are located near communities of color, low income communities. It is definitely a human rights issue.

- What the Health

[sixminutestoriesblog]

oh no! vintage

[gemini-sensei]

I'm going to rant for a moment so um yeah

I ordered a textbook from a thrift site that I've ordered from before and never had a problem with, so I thought it was going to be okay. I ordered my book, it was pretty cheap, and I thought I was getting a deal. Nothing on the website indicated that there was anything wrong with the book.

Well I got it sooner than expected and opened it up, and it would have been okay if the bookw as damaged. A little tear or a missing cover is nothing. But I literally opened this up to mold spores on every fucking page.

Mold that I am allergic to. Mold that always fucking messes with my asthma. Mold. Fucking Mold.

Come to find out Abe books is a site for world wide independent sellers to sell books. That's fine, I love that, but omg who in the hell sends a moldy book in the mail? Jfc.

I feel the reaction slowly coming on in my throat. Fuck.

[thelittleblondeheathen]

[alllove-ketso2]

Might as well stop eating because wow, what is this life 😒

[xtruss]

Scientists Tested 3 Popular Bottled Water Brands For Nanoplastics Using New Tech, And Yikes

The Results Were Alarming—An Average of 240,000 Nanoplastics Per 1 Liter Bottle—But What Does It Mean For Our Health?

— Annie Reneau | February 02, 2024 | UpWorthy.Com

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Columbia University researchers tested bottled water for nanoplastics and found hundreds of thousands of them.

Evian, Fiji, Voss, SmartWater, Aquafina, Dasani—it's impressive how many brands we have for something humans have been consuming for millennia. Despite years of studies showing that bottled water is no safer to drink than tap water, Americans are more consuming more bottled water than ever, to the tune of billions of dollars in bottled water sales.

People cite convenience and taste in addition to perceived safety for reasons they prefer bottle to tap, but the fear factor surrounding tap water is still a driving force. It doesn't help when emergencies like floods cause tap water contamination or when investigations reveal issues with lead pipes in some communities, but municipal water supplies are tested regularly, and in the vast majority of the U.S., you can safely grab a glass of water from a tap.

And now, a new study on nanoplastics found in three popular bottled water brands is throwing more data into the bottled vs. tap water choice.

Researchers from Columbia University used a new laser-guided technology to detect nanoplastics that had previously evaded detection due to their miniscule size. The new technology can detect, count and analyze and chemical structure of nanoparticles, and they found seven different major types of plastic: polyamide, polypropylene, polyethylene, polymethyl methacrylate, polyvinyl chloride, polystyrene, and polyethylene terephthalate.

In contrast to a 2018 study that found around 300 plastic particles in an average liter of bottled water, the study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in January of 2024 found 240,000 nanoplastic particles per liter bottle on average between the three brands studied. (The name of the brands were not indicated in the study.)

As opposed to microplastics, nanoplastics are too small to be seen by microscope. Their size is exactly why experts are concerned about them, as they are small enough to invade human cells and potentially disrupt cellular processes.

“Micro and nanoplastics have been found in the human placenta at this point. They’ve been found in human lung tissues. They’ve been found in human feces; they’ve been found in human blood,” study coauthor Phoebe Stapleton, associate professor of pharmacology and toxicology at Rutgers University’s Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy told CNN Health,

We know that nanoplastics are making their way into our bodies. We just don't have enough research yet on what that means for our health, and we still have more questions than answers. How many nanoplastics does it take to do damage and/or cause disease? What kinds of damage or disease might they cause? Is whatever effect they might have cumulative? We simply don't have answers to these questions yet.

That's not to say there's no cause for concern. We do know that certain levels of microplastic exposure have been shown to adversely affect the viability of cells. Nanoplastics are even smaller—does that mean they are more likely to cause cellular damage? Science is still working that out.

According to Dr. Sara Benedé of the Spanish National Research Council’s Institute of Food Science Research, it's not just the plastics themselves that might cause damage, but what they may bring along with them. “[Microparticles and nanoparticles] have the ability to bind all kinds of compounds when they come into contact with fluids, thus acting as carriers of all kinds of substances including environmental pollutants, toxins, antibiotics, or microorganisms,” Dr. Benedé told Medical News Today.

Where is this plastic in water coming from? This study focused on bottled water, which is almost always packaged in plastic. The filters used to filter the water before bottling are also frequently made from plastic.

Is it possible that some of these nanoplastics were already present in the water from their original sources? Again, research is always evolving on this front, but microplastics have been detected in lakes, streams and other freshwater sources, so it's not a big stretch to imagine that nanoplastics may be making their way into freshwater ecosystems as well. However, microplastics are found at much higher levels in bottled water than tap water, so it's also not a stretch to assume that most of the nanoplastics are likely coming from the bottling process and packaging rather than from freshwater sources.

The reality is, though, we simply don't know yet.

“Based on other studies we expected most of the microplastics in bottled water would come from leakage of the plastic bottle itself, which is typically made of PET (polyethylene terephthalate) plastic,” lead author Naixin Qian, a doctoral student in chemistry at Columbia University, told CNN Health. “However, we found there’s actually many diverse types of plastics in a bottle of water, and that different plastic types have different size distributions. The PET particles were larger, while others were down to 200 nanometers, which is much, much smaller.”

We need to drink water, and we need to drink safe water. At this point, we have plenty of environmental reasons for avoiding bottled water unless absolutely necessary and opting for tap water instead. Even if there's still more research to be done, the presence of hundreds of thousands of nanoplastics in bottled water might just be another reason to make the switch.

[lifeandstylexyz]

The Hidden Dangers of Daily Fast Food Consumption. Know The Side Effect

In the fast-paced world we live in, fast food has become a go-to option for many individuals seeking quick and convenient meals. The allure of speed and accessibility has made it a ubiquitous choice in our daily lives. However, behind the convenience and taste lie potential health hazards that can significantly impact our well-being. In this article, we will explore five side effects of consuming…

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Smog; The Present Health Scare – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #879

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Lead Safety in Renovation and Construction: Why It's Crucial for Our Health

When diving into the world of construction and renovation, the technicalities, design intricacies, and cost management are the usual focal points. It’s easy to be consumed by the urgency of project deadlines and ensuring that the aesthetic or structural elements come together perfectly. Yet, lurking in the background, often out of immediate sight, is the critical issue of lead safety in…

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THE HEALTH HAZARDS OF BEAUTY TREATMENTS AND HOW BEST TO AVOID THEM _ Mya Care