#CHEMICALindustry

so, an example : the #chemical #indutries in germany ( without suppliers etc ) :

309.000 #WORKERS (only in germany)

you fvcking 309.000 pieces of WORKERSHIT ! fvck you until you are dead !

Chemical stocks see buying after a long time #Chemical #socialnewsxyz

https://www.socialnews.xyz/2023/08/29/chemical-stocks-see-buying-after-a-long-time/

#Ineos accused of falsifying flaring record

The #FossilFuel multinational, Ineos, has been accused of falsifying a record and flaring #gas from a #chemical plant at #Grangemouth in breach of multiple #pollution rules, The Ferret can reveal.

In July the #Scottish #Environment Protection Agency (#Sepa) served the company with a final warning letter alleging that a “deliberate deviation of procedures”

https://theferret.scot/ineos-accused-falsifying-flaring-record/

"The revelation that #Syria ’s dictator, Bashar al- #Assad , had used #chemical weapons that maimed and killed children brought global condemnation but little action. Today the regional foes who once swore to isolate and remove Assad from power are beckoning him back into the fold of acceptable autocrats."

#Chemical companies’ #PFAS payouts are huge – but the problem is even bigger

#3M, #DuPont, #Chemours and #Corteva have agreed settlement in the billions for #polluting drinking #water with ‘forever chemicals’

by Tom Perkins, Aug 3, 2023

"“When the chemical giant 3M agreed in early June to pay up to $12.5bn to settle a lawsuit over PFAS contamination in water systems across the nation, it was hailed by attorneys as 'the largest drinking water settlement in American history', and viewed as a significant win for the public in the battle against toxic 'forever chemicals'.

“A second June settlement with the PFAS manufacturers DuPont, Chemours and Corteva tallied a hefty $1.1bn. But while the sums are impressive on their face, they represent just a fraction of the estimated $400bn some estimate will be needed to clean and protect the nation’s drinking water. Orange county, California, alone put the cost of cleaning its system at $1bn.

“‘While over a billion dollars is real money, it is a virtual drop in the bucket of potential utility costs to monitor, remove and dispose of these contaminants in accordance with anticipated federal regulations,' the American Municipal Water Association trade group said in a statement.

“Moreover, the two settlements include just over 6,000 water systems nationwide. Utilities that were not part of the suits but have PFAS in their systems can claim some of the settlement money, or they can sue the chemical manufacturers on their own.

“That means the settlements only represent the first wave of utility lawsuits to hit #ChemicalManufacturers, legal observers say. Because PFAS are so widely used and the scale of their harm is so great, chemical makers will get hit from a range of legal angles, and some suspect the industry’s final bill could exceed the $200bn paid by #BigTobacco in the 1990s.

“The number will be 'very large', said Kevin McKie, an attorney with the Environmental Litigation Group who represented a water management company in the 3M case. Though the 3M settlement does not cover all the nation’s costs, it is a strong start, he added.

“‘A good settlement is one where both sides walk away a bit frustrated’ is the old saying,' McKie said. 'Of course I would have liked a bit more money but I do believe they got as much as they could at this time, and there’s a lot more to go.'

“PFAS are a class of about 15,000 compounds used to make products across dozens of industries resistant to water, stains and heat. They are called 'forever chemicals' because they do not naturally break down, and are linked to #cancer, #KidneyDisease, #liver conditions, #immune disorders, #BirthDefects and other health problems.

“The chemicals are thought to be contaminating drinking water for over 200 million Americans. Tens of thousands of contaminated #PrivateWells are not included in the settlement. The chemicals are also widely used in thousands of consumer products from #DentalFloss to #cookware to #clothing, and have been found to #contaminate #food, #soil and #air.

“PFAS constantly cycle and accumulate throughout the environment, and removing them from water is costly. The highly mobile chemicals can slip through most utilities’ filtration systems. Granular activated carbon and reverse osmosis are considered the best options.

“Leaders in Stuart, Florida, which was the bellwether case in the 3M settlement, chose to take what they could get without further litigation. Bellwethers are cases that represent all the other plaintiffs in a multi-district lawsuit. Stuart estimated damages at up to $120m, and the city acknowledged the settlement would fall short.

“‘I don’t think we’ll ever get close to that much net to the city, so I think there is no making us whole,' Stuart’s city manager told the New York Times.

“Among those utilities going at it alone is the Cape Fear Public Utility Authority (CFPUA) near Wilmington, North Carolina, which sits on the #CapeFear River about 75 miles downstream from a Chemours PFAS manufacturing plant. It cost the utility about $46m to develop a granular activated carbon system to remove PFAS, and officials estimate an additional $5m in annual operational costs.

“The utility declined to comment, citing ongoing litigation, but in a late June op-ed, the CFPUA director Kenneth Waldrop explained the motivation for not joining the settlements: 'The information currently available suggests that the proposed settlement, when divided among thousands of other utilities with similar needs, would be insufficient to meet the needs of our community.'

“The utility has a 'strong case' against Chemours which has the reserves to cover the full cost, Waldrop added. There is generally support for that approach among Wilmington-area residents, said Emily Donovan, a public health advocate who lives in the region.

“‘This is not our fault, but it has been made our problem, and the community mostly understands what’s going on,' she said.

“The settlements also drew unlikely opponents in 22 state attorneys general who urged the judge to reject the 3M settlement because it 'does not adequately account for the pernicious damage that 3M has done in so many of our communities', said the California attorney general, Rob Bonta.

“Beyond water utility settlements, chemical makers face personal injury suits. Most US states will also probably sue over #contamination of #lakes, #rivers and other #NaturalResources #Minnesota alone found eliminating PFAS contamination from its wastewater could run to $28bn.

“Local water systems that are not made whole will need help from the federal government, which 'basically abandoned public water infrastructure a long time ago', said Oday Salim, director of the Environmental Law and Sustainability Clinic at the University of Michigan.

“‘Any amount of money that gets shifted to the victims is helpful,' he added.
“The government could implement an excise tax on PFAS to help cover costs, McKie said, and he noted the chemical manufacturers are taking a significant hit. By some estimates, 3M’s PFAS liabilities may soar to as much as $30bn as claims roll in.
“‘That’s a pretty big chunk of the total size of their corporation,' McKie said."

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/03/chemical-companies-pfas-payouts-forever-chemicals

#EPA #EPAFail #PFOS #WaterIsLife #ToxicWaste #ChemicalIndustries #ForeverChemicals

#EPA Mandates #Pollution Reporting for Widely Used #Toxic #Phthalate #Chemical. The new rule affirms #diisononyl #phthalate, which companies put in #food contact materials and other #consumerproducts, poses serious #healthrisks. #EPA has been too late and ineffective in mitigating #health #risk due to #ToxicSubstances
https://earthjustice.org/press/2023/epa-mandates-pollution-reporting-for-widely-used-toxic-phthalate-chemical

During the summer, children tend to spend more hours at home. Accidents involving everyday #chemical products can happen at any time. 📣𝐔𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐅𝐈 𝐜𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞.
Learn why #UFImattersEU 🔗https://lnkd.in/deGtMjBp https://t.co/fOTLE3L1Hk

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_ECHA/status/1680849890904096768

Sing a lament of the flames that did roar
At Dow's Plaquemine plant in Louisiana's shore
Belching smoke to the sky
Devastating and high
It blazed and brought danger to so much more

#dow #louisiana #fire #chemical #ode #poetry

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/fire-breaks-out-dow-louisiana-facility-2023-07-15/

#Chemical #Adventures NOT #Chemical #Brothers #Drugs

https://theconversation.com/chemical-adventurers-the-science-of-the-mind-has-a-long-colourful-history-of-psychedelic-exploration-207217?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The%20Weekend%20Conversation%20-%202682327078&utm_content=The%20Weekend%20Conversation%20-%202682327078+CID_5420323ad7091f7d9bfc0af99cb767b1&utm_source=campaign_monitor&utm_term=Chemical%20adventurers%20the%20science%20of%20the%20mind%20has%20a%20long%20colourful%20history%20of%20psychedelic%20exploration

#Chemical odyssey: First global analysis shows how #pesticides leach into the #environment

https://phys.org/news/2023-07-chemical-odyssey-global-analysis-pesticides.html

But, if you thought the #chemical firms would quietly allow action against these substances, you'd (of course) been wring - looks like their lobbying efforts have successfully severely limited the #EuropeanUnion's appetite to actually do something about 'forever chemicals'.... not only negative externalities but an example of how regulatory capitalism can be captured by the very industries it seeks to regulate.... not good news at all!

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/11/eu-to-drop-ban-of-hazardous-chemicals-after-industry-pressure

With hundreds of explosive #chemical plants, #Louisiana could be a ticking time bomb this #hurricane season

by Russel Honoré, July 10, 2023

"The science is clear: the warmer the oceans, the stronger the storms. Heat is energy, and the more of it there is in the ocean, the more fuel for increasingly destructive storms. At the same time, rising sea levels, caused by the melting of the South Pole’s ice caps and Arctic glaciers, mean higher storm surges.

"I don’t have to tell you that storm surges are the deadliest part of a hurricane making landfall. They occur when a storm pushes a wall of seawater several feet high onto the land, causing lethal flooding and costly property damage. In #NewOrleans, I saw the city’s Lower 9th Ward all but razed by fierce ocean waters. Residents evacuated as far as other states; nearly two decades later, many have never returned.

"Tragically for Louisiana, the state has 740 #petrochemical plants that are vulnerable to tropical storms, according to a new report by The Times-Picayune and The Advocate. While most have weathered storms in the past, there’s no evidence to show they will be able to withstand the storm surges of the powerful #superstorms that are becoming the new norm.

"It’s outrageous that #chemical plant owners can put the health and safety of some 1.2 million Louisiana residents at risk. The rest of us understand we need to undertake additional precautionary measures now that hurricane season is becoming increasingly deadly. Petrochemical companies should not be able to put us in harm’s way by denying this reality."

Read more:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/with-hundreds-of-explosive-chemical-plants-louisiana-could-be-a-ticking-time-bomb-this-hurricane-season/ar-AA1dG8dS?rc=1&ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=91a65af4d5f4419fe13f9641855524d3&ei=6

#ClimateChange #EnvironmentalRacism #ClimateCatastrophe #WaterIsLife

It’s time to pause IARC and redefine what they do. While they org has value, their procedure is deeply flawed. In all the things they’ve evaluated (~1000), they’ve classified all of them as either unknown or carcinogenic, even though they have multiple classification levels. It’s a 50:50 crap shoot. There are also serious concerns and evidence that the process has been compromised by tort lawyers. #iarc #chemical #cancer #cancerous #health

From: @STAT
https://newsie.social/@STAT/110679177816476314

the #chemical #companies that lied about #recycling?

The US banned a brain harming pesticide on food. Why has it slowed a global ban?
Farmers can’t use chlorpyrifos on food because it damages children’s brains but an EPA official questions restrictions under global treaty

This article is co-published with ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/06/chlorpyrifos-brain-harming-pesticide-food-epa

#pesticide #chemical #health #toxic #brain

A user-friendly platform for #virtual exploration of #chemical reactions.

#scan

https://scan.sci.hokudai.ac.jp/

https://phys.org/news/2023-06-user-friendly-platform-virtual-exploration-chemical.html

#chemical : characterized or produced by the forces and operations of chemistry

- French: chimique

- German: chemisch

- Italian: chimica

- Portuguese: químico

- Spanish: químico

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Future #astronauts may be able to recycle ♻️ their #breath into #plant food—and ultimately into fresh vegetables 🥕. Lettuce 🥗 grown on acetate could be a step toward plants that can grow in the dark by thriving on #chemical 🧪 rather than solar ☀️ energy. https://www.science.org/content/article/crops-grown-without-sunlight-could-help-feed-astronauts-bound-mars

#SpaceFood

Future #astronauts may be able to recycle ♻️ their #breath into #plant food—and ultimately into fresh vegetables 🥕. Lettuce 🥗 grown on acetate could be a step toward plants that can grow in the dark by thriving on #chemical 🧪 rather than solar ☀️ energy. https://www.science.org/content/article/crops-grown-without-sunlight-could-help-feed-astronauts-bound-mars

#russian #chemical #weapons #blows #back #ukrainewar #eupol

https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-fired-banned-choking-gas-blew-back-them-ukraine-says-2023-6