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een linked to liver damage. [<a href="https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/study-links-synthetic-chemicals-liver-damage">Source</a>]</li><li>Published reports suggest a relationship to reproductive dysfunction in women. Perhaps now we know why birth rates are falling. [<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7456353/">Source</a>]</li><li>Studies show they can elevate cholesterol levels with cardiovascular consequences. [<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0300483X21001682">Source</a>]</li></ul><h2 id="c590">How they get into the environment.</h2><p id="ca22">When these chemicals are made or used in industry, they eventually get into wastewater. Once there, they pollute the water table in the surrounding areas and spread into the soil and the air.</p><p id="dbd8">Food grown in contaminated soil may contain the poison. Any animals that consume the food accumulate the chemicals till we consume them. Because they never go away, <i>we concentrate the toxins in our bodies</i>.</p><p id="974b">Now that it’s in the rainwater, <i>your </i>backyard garden may also be contaminated even though you may think you’re growing without chemicals.</p><p id="8994">In the West we have put restrictions on their use, but the damage has already been done, they are already being recycled in the environment.</p><p id="c376">(As a sidenote there is another non-naturally occurring chemical we release into the environment that’s also not going away: Sucralose or Splenda. It’s not a biologically relevant molecule so no organisms use it. It simply accumulates in the rivers and lakes and can be considered a contaminant. [<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3866777/#:~:text=Sucralose%20can%20withstand%20changes%20in,rivers%2C%20and%20the%20Gulf%20Stream.">Source</a>])</p><div id="2d01" class="link-block"> <a href="https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/pfas-in-rainwater-what-it-means-for-health"> <div> <div> <h2>PFAS: Rainwater contains unsafe levels of ‘forever chemicals’</h2> <div><h3>For many years, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) — or “forever chemicals” — entered the natural environment…</h3></div> <div><p>www.medicalnewstoday.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*w_YJhPVsJtqIjORv)"></div> </div> </div>

Options

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    </div><h2 id="bc5e">What can you do?</h2><ul><li>Avoid them as much as possible. They get into us by ingestion so, be on the lookout for any products that contain or use them. You can identify them by their names. The broad group are per and poly fluoroalkyl substances like PFOA and PFOE.</li><li>If you’re buying cookware, don’t be fooled when it says PFOA free, that’s just one out of 9000+ chemicals. Better if it says PFAS (poly fluoroalkyl substances) free since that should cover the entire group. Do your own research to be certain.</li><li>If cookware is made in Asia, be doubly careful since they have no regulations controlling usage there. Better to switch over to Ceramic coatings or even stainless steel since those typically don’t use forever chemicals. (BTW Stainless steel can be made functionally non-stick with the right amount of <a href="https://youtu.be/FUwaOnCd1h0">heat</a>.</li><li>Scrutinize your <i>cosmetics.</i> Yup they put them in there to prevent caking.</li><li>It’s in dental floss and guitar strings. Seriously. [<a href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/08/scientists-are-figuring-out-how-to-destroy-forever-chemicals/">source</a>]</li><li>Avoid fast food. The food may be safe, the grease proof wrappers may not be. Forever chemicals are known to leech into food from the packaging. One particularly insidious source of PFAS is the <i>bag </i>that contains microwave popcorn. [<a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16227186/">Source</a>]</li><li>Anything stain resistant or water resistant is suspect. That includes clothing, carpets, and furniture. I know, these are the things that make civilization convenient, but manufacture and use of them also kill us through environmental pollution. I can’t see much of a middle ground here.</li><li>Don’t drink the rainwater.</li></ul><p id="29b3">Be safe out there folks. Capitalism is hell bent on shortening our time here on God’s green Earth. No point in helping the bastards any more than we need to.</p><p id="ee12">Since the chemicals don’t ever go away, the plan seems to be to allow them to dilute into the biosphere and the deep oceans, not knowing or caring about the consequences of crapping exactly where we eat.</p><p id="fdc4">Just a heads up,

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Opinion

Don’t Drink the Rainwater

One more thing Capitalism has destroyed

This week I have to buy a new skillet and I’ve been edging away from non-stick options for some time now. I’ve been vaguely aware that the non-stick coating can be bad for you.

I just didn’t know exactly how bad until I came across the article below. Turns out the chemicals used to make non-stick cookware don’t break down naturally because they were not created naturally. Worse yet, they’re getting into our water supply and they’re toxic.

Rainwater is no longer safe to drink anywhere on Earth, scientists say

Scientists are calling for tighter restrictions on PFAS which persist in the environment for years.

www.euronews.com

WTF right?

Since they don’t break down, they’re called forever chemicals. When they accumulate in the environment they never go away. There are more than 9000 of them. [Source]

What harm do they cause?

The bad news is that they cause certain kinds of cancers. Kidney, liver, breast, prostate. [Source]
Prenatal exposure is associated with ADHD and Autism in children. [Source]
They have been linked to liver damage. [Source]
Published reports suggest a relationship to reproductive dysfunction in women. Perhaps now we know why birth rates are falling. [Source]
Studies show they can elevate cholesterol levels with cardiovascular consequences. [Source]

How they get into the environment.

When these chemicals are made or used in industry, they eventually get into wastewater. Once there, they pollute the water table in the surrounding areas and spread into the soil and the air.

Food grown in contaminated soil may contain the poison. Any animals that consume the food accumulate the chemicals till we consume them. Because they never go away, we concentrate the toxins in our bodies.

Now that it’s in the rainwater, your backyard garden may also be contaminated even though you may think you’re growing without chemicals.

In the West we have put restrictions on their use, but the damage has already been done, they are already being recycled in the environment.

(As a sidenote there is another non-naturally occurring chemical we release into the environment that’s also not going away: Sucralose or Splenda. It’s not a biologically relevant molecule so no organisms use it. It simply accumulates in the rivers and lakes and can be considered a contaminant. [Source])

PFAS: Rainwater contains unsafe levels of ‘forever chemicals’

For many years, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) — or “forever chemicals” — entered the natural environment…

www.medicalnewstoday.com

What can you do?

Avoid them as much as possible. They get into us by ingestion so, be on the lookout for any products that contain or use them. You can identify them by their names. The broad group are per and poly fluoroalkyl substances like PFOA and PFOE.
If you’re buying cookware, don’t be fooled when it says PFOA free, that’s just one out of 9000+ chemicals. Better if it says PFAS (poly fluoroalkyl substances) free since that should cover the entire group. Do your own research to be certain.
If cookware is made in Asia, be doubly careful since they have no regulations controlling usage there. Better to switch over to Ceramic coatings or even stainless steel since those typically don’t use forever chemicals. (BTW Stainless steel can be made functionally non-stick with the right amount of heat.
Scrutinize your cosmetics. Yup they put them in there to prevent caking.
It’s in dental floss and guitar strings. Seriously. [source]
Avoid fast food. The food may be safe, the grease proof wrappers may not be. Forever chemicals are known to leech into food from the packaging. One particularly insidious source of PFAS is the bag that contains microwave popcorn. [Source]
Anything stain resistant or water resistant is suspect. That includes clothing, carpets, and furniture. I know, these are the things that make civilization convenient, but manufacture and use of them also kill us through environmental pollution. I can’t see much of a middle ground here.
Don’t drink the rainwater.

Be safe out there folks. Capitalism is hell bent on shortening our time here on God’s green Earth. No point in helping the bastards any more than we need to.

Since the chemicals don’t ever go away, the plan seems to be to allow them to dilute into the biosphere and the deep oceans, not knowing or caring about the consequences of crapping exactly where we eat.

Just a heads up, Mitch.