The EPA is failing to enforce benzene pollution limits at refineries in Texas and nationally, a report says. Benzene is a carcinogen that can cause dizziness and headaches after repeated exposure. The report urges the EPA to take action to protect human health and the environment from this invisible threat.

#Benzene #EPA #AirPollution

https://www.texastribune.org/2023/09/07/epa-inspector-general-texas-benzene-air-pollution/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=HariTulsidas%2Fmagazine%2FArchetypes

@jordinn

There should be more people sending the warning out.

This SHOULD BE ON THE FRONT PAGES IN BC?ALBERTA?NWT etc.

Even buried water pipes can become poisoned.

[look elsewhere for explainers, but if water pressure falls, because of the fire and leaks, and the air is in warning stages, pipes can draw poisons into the water]

Discovered after California wildfires.

FILTERING THE WATER DOES NOT HELP!

Ask health units for info.

#Climate #fire #poisons #benzene #masks

Residents across multiple states notice strange and worrisome new scent in the air: ‘Certainly a health concern’

Story by Erin Feiger, July 18, 2023

"The Weather Network reported recently that in areas of Eastern and Midwestern #Canada and the #UnitedStates where #wildfire #smoke is heaviest, residents have noticed a burnt #plastic smell in the air.

"While this may sound odd, there is a clear reason for smoky skies to smell like a trash fire instead of a campfire.

"Kang Sun, an assistant professor at the University at Buffalo studying the chemistry and physics of the Earth’s atmosphere, explained to The New York Times that when biomass like branches, trees, and leaves burn, they spew volatile organic compounds (#VOCs) into the air.

"When these VOCs are first created, their reaction with the atmosphere causes the campfire smell typically associated with wildfires. As the VOCs linger in the air, however, they interact with ultraviolet (#UV) radiation to create #pollutants like #benzene and #formaldehyde, which smell like burning plastic, as explained by The Weather Network.

"The more wildfires there are, the more smoke and toxic chemicals there will be in the air, which can have negative effects on the health of both humans and animals."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/residents-across-multiple-states-notice-strange-and-worrisome-new-scent-in-the-air-certainly-a-health-concern/ar-AA1e1onq?rc=1&ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=52794df0619c43afea9de2e292f77e43&ei=4

Gas stoves pollute homes with benzene, which is linked to cancer. A new study has found that cooking with gas can expose people to high levels of benzene, a carcinogen that can cause leukemia and other blood disorders. The study suggests that switching to electric stoves or using ventilation can reduce the risk of exposure.

#GasStove #Benzene #Health https://www.npr.org/2023/06/16/1181299405/gas-stoves-pollute-homes-with-benzene-which-is-linked-to-cancer?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=HariTulsidas%2Fmagazine%2FArchetypes

Gas stoves pollute homes with benzene, which is linked to cancer. A new study has found that cooking with gas can expose people to high levels of benzene, a carcinogen that can cause leukemia and other blood disorders. The study suggests that switching to electric stoves or using ventilation can reduce the risk of exposure.

#GasStove #Benzene #Health https://www.npr.org/2023/06/16/1181299405/gas-stoves-pollute-homes-with-benzene-which-is-linked-to-cancer?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=HariTulsidas%2Fmagazine%2FArchetypes

#NautralGas #stoves #pollute homes with #benzene, which is linked to #cancer
Researchers at Stanford University found that among the pollutants emitted from gas stoves is benzene, which is linked to cancer. "Levels of benzene can reach higher than those found in secondhand tobacco smoke and the benzene pollution can spread throughout a home," reports NPR.
https://www.npr.org/2023/06/16/1181299405/gas-stoves-pollute-homes-with-benzene-which-is-linked-to-cancer

Jury returns $63M verdict after finding #Chevron covered up toxic pit on #California land

A California jury has returned a $63 million verdict against Chevron after finding the oil giant covered up a toxic chemical pit on land purchased by a man who built a house on it and was later diagnosed with a blood cancer

ByThe Associated Press
June 8, 2023, 5:49 PM

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- A California jury has returned a $63 million verdict against Chevron after finding the oil giant covered up a toxic chemical pit on land purchased by a man who built a house on it and was later diagnosed with a blood cancer.

Kevin Wright, who has multiple myeloma, unknowingly built his home directly over the chemical pit near Santa Barbara in 1985, according to his lawsuit.

Starting in 1974, Chevron subsidiary Union Oil Company of California had operated a sump pit for oil and gas production, a process that left the carcinogenic chemical #benzene on the property, court papers said.

Wright bought the land and built the house in 1985. Nearly three decades later, he was diagnosed with the cancer that attacks plasma cells in the blood and can be caused by benzene exposure, court documents said.

The jurors in Santa Barbara on Wednesday returned the $63 million verdict, said Jakob Norman, an attorney for Wright. Norman called the case a “blatant example of #EnvironmentalPollution and #corporate malfeasance.”

Chevron said #UnionOilCompany would appeal the judgment.

“We strongly disagree with the jury’s decisions to award compensatory and punitive damages," Chevron said in a statement Thursday.

Wright’s cancer is in remission, his attorneys said, but he regularly undergoes chemotherapy treatments to hold the illness at bay.

“They cut corners, and my life was turned upside down as a result,” Wright said in a statement provided by his attorneys. “Chevron’s continued denial of the harm they caused is a shameful reminder that this company values only profits, not people.”

#PeopleNotProfits #Pollution #ToxicWaste
https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/jury-returns-63m-verdict-after-finding-chevron-covered-99951867

#Stanford researchers measured air quality in California and Colorado homes and found that #CookingWithGas releases levels of #benzene into our homes that are similar to secondhand smoke or in some cases, living near a petrochemical facility.

Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1Xk_q7qxv4

Gas stoves emit benzene levels above secondhand smoke, US study finds | Gas stoves | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/20/gas-stoves-benzene-levels-study

#GasStoves
#Emissions
#Smoke
#Benzene
#Cancer
#FossilFuels

#Gas and #Propane #Combustion from #Stoves Emits #Benzene and Increases #Indoor #AirPollution https://phys.org/news/2023-06-scientists-urea-atmosphere-revealing-profound.html Across 87 homes in CA & CO natural gas & propane combustion emitted detectable & repeatable levels of benzene that in some homes raised indoor benzene concentrations above well-established health benchmarks. Benzene produced by gas & propane stoves also migrated throughout homes. #healthcare

More scientific evidence from a study released this week shows that ‘cooking with gas’ means releasing the carcinogen benzene into your home (along with other harmful compounds).

#GasStove #NaturalGas #Benzene #IndoorAirQuality

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.2c09289#

More scientific evidence from a study released this week shows that ‘cooking with gas’ means releasing the carcinogen benzene into your home (along with other harmful compounds).

#GasStove #NaturalGas #Benzene #IndoorAirQuality

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.2c09289#

🔥Mentre il Governo spinge su nuove proroghe, #Taranto continua a subire emissioni velenose.
Oggi l'Ordinanza del sindaco assegna ad ex-Ilva 30gg. per individuare le fonti emissive.
Il #benzene è uno dei problemi, da affrontare con strumenti normativi
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🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/rosadamato634/status/1660705949621821442

Ordinanza sindaco di #Taranto sul #benzene: è uscita adesso https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:1619e3c8-81f1-3c69-9b4d-ded74b7279f1

Exxon’s new ‘advanced recycling’ plant raises environmental concerns | ExxonMobil | The Guardian
Hash tag list:
#Exxon
#ExxonMobil
#AdvancedRecyclingPlant
#Pollutants
#HazardousPollutants
#Plastics
#SyntheticFuels
#ChemicalRecycling
#MechanicalRecycling
#VirginPlasticProduction
#Pyrolysis
#HazardousWaste
#Baytown
#Poverty
#Benzene
#Carcinogens
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/apr/10/exxon-advanced-recycling-plastic-environment

Molecular precursors to #life discovered in the Perseus Cloud.

#prebiotic #cyanide #acetylene #benzene #astrobiology #originsoflife

https://phys.org/news/2023-04-molecular-precursors-life-perseus-cloud.html

The reason why there are trace amounts of #Benzene in household #NaturalGas comes down to the economic limitations of gas refining. If further purification is done, natural gas would be more expensive. One could argue for more stringent regulations.

Or, you know, just ditch natural gas and go electric.
#GasStoves

"Nessun cittadino comune – avete capito bene – può consultare i dati orari del #benzene delle centraline #Ispra interne all’Ilva."

#Ilva #Taranto #salute #HumanRights #SaveThePlanet #ClimateCrisis #9marzo

https://www.labottegadelbarbieri.org/taranto-antonio-e-i-picchi-del-benzene/

Nel SIN di Livorno ci si ammala e si muore di più: ora lo dice anche il Ministero della salute (9)
L’emergenza sanitaria relativa allo stato di salute delle popolazioni comprese nel SIN di Livorno Colle
https://www.perunaltracitta.org/homepage/2023/03/02/nel-sin-di-livorno-ci-si-ammala-e-si-muore-di-piu-ora-lo-dice-anche-il-ministero-della-salute-9/
#LaCittàinvisibile #PrimoPiano #benzene #collesalvetti #eccessodimortalità #inquinamento #ipa #Livorno #mortalità #rapportosentieri #sin

Referenced link: https://phys.org/news/2023-02-technique-captures-benzene-air-pollution.html
Discuss on https://discu.eu/q/https://phys.org/news/2023-02-technique-captures-benzene-air-pollution.html

Originally posted by Phys.org / @physorg_com: http://nitter.platypush.tech/physorg_com/status/1629149179829182469#m

Technique captures and separates #benzene #air pollution @AdmissionsUoM https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S2451929423000669 https://phys.org/news/2023-02-technique-captures-benzene-air-pollution.html