A Concerned Scientist @BE@qoto.org
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Joined Nov 2022
When you come across the EPA touting that they're putting $300 million into what are known as "Brownfields" just know that's basically nothing.
Brownfield sites are polluted sites that are too polluted for redevelopment.
The EPA doesn't even know how many there are.
The GAO thinks there could be a million of them as of 20 years ago.
https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-05-94.pdf
Tons of them are contaminated with PFAs.
Even if there were "only" a million, a number I am willing to bet is an underestimation, $300 million isn't a drop in the bucket of what's required.
A Concerned Scientist
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Elevated carbon dioxide lets Sars-CoV-2 live far longer in droplets | Research | Chemistry World
acidic or alkaline,
potato, potahto🥔🥔
bottom line… it lingers
#co2 #HEPA #wearADamnRespirator
fascinating though
I assume it’s lingering everywhere🤷🏻♀️
My wife - "Could you send me the whole wheat bread recipe that uses sourdough starter for the bread machine?"
Me - *texts it*
My wife - "That's for a 2.5 pound loaf. The new bread machine only does 1, 1.5 and 2."
Me - "Huh. That explains some things." 😬
Just something I noticed that I think speaks to people's current pandemic psychology.
There's, to my mind, two similar studies out this week, both published in Nature, about COVID vaccination and imprinting.
One's all sunshine and roses, at least to the extent that it's being covered(I'm only able to see the abstract).
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07539-1
I've seen this come across my timeline dozens of times, with tons of people commenting on it.
The other brings up some really good points, and some limitations(waning antibody responses, not all mRNA-based booster vaccines are equally immunogenic, etc.), of COVID vaccinations.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-48414-x
I saw this come across my timeline once, and no one has commented on it that I've seen.
Just something that may only interest me.
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>>MRI Abnormalities: 48.4% of pediatric patients with post-COVID-19 neurological symptoms showed MRI abnormalities.
Types of Lesions: Predominantly encephalitis/encephalopathy (73.3%)...
Vascular Abnormalities: 80% of patients with MRI abnormalities exhibited vascular issues, mainly affecting the middle cerebral arteries.
Neurological Manifestations: The spectrum of symptoms ranged from seizures to Alice in Wonderland syndrome.<<
https://tactnowinfo.substack.com/p/mri-study-reveals-high-incidence
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Someone that I work with messaged asking if anyone else is sick after traveling to attend our organization’s big convention last week un😷ed. In a couple mins 2 others responded disclosing they have symptoms too. I really don’t understand how folks aren’t mathing the C19 math 🧮
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My family finally became Swiss citizens after a 4-year application process. Photo shows information for our first referendum vote.
Since I cannot be refused citizenship now, it is time to say what I *really* think of this country. Thread.
There's a new paper out today discussing airborne transmission of H5N1 among ferrets. The paper itself is quite good, on a first read, however, the press release states that this is the first time H5N1 has been shown to do so, yet above you can find another paper showing exactly this in 2020.
Regardless, it's worth a read if you're trying to keep up on the science.
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This story has something in it for everyone.
The town of #SummerfieldNC lies just north of Greensboro, North Carolina, and has seen a transition from rural farming village to bedroom community to reluctant suburb over the past two decades.
#Summerfield's current town council was voted in on a hardcore #NIMBYism platform. Putting that platform into action, however, has led to some substantial consequences for the town, including... (1/n)
Fantastic article today from ProPublica on 3M and PFAs in everyone's blood. I know I've mostly focused on DuPont here, but they're not the only ones with blame. I once briefly partnered with 3M on a project and I found them to be the most objectionable company I ever worked with. Much like DuPont, they knew how toxic it was, going back to at least the 70's. They knew what they were doing, and they chose profits.
"Rats that had more fish meal in their diets, she discovered, tended to have higher levels of PFOS, suggesting that the chemical had spread through the food chain and perhaps through water. In male lab rats, PFOS levels rose with age, indicating that the chemical accumulated in the body. But, curiously, in female rats the levels sometimes fell. Hansen was unsettled when toxicology reports indicated why: Mother rats seemed to be offloading the chemical to their pups. Exposure to PFOS could begin before birth.
Another study confirmed that Scotchban and Scotchgard were sources of the chemical. PFOS wasn’t an official ingredient in either product, but both contained other fluorochemicals that, the study showed, broke down into PFOS in the bodies of lab rats. Hansen and her team ultimately found PFOS in eagles, chickens, rabbits, cows, pigs and other animals. They also found 14 additional fluorochemicals in human blood, including several produced by 3M. Some were present in wastewater from a 3M factory."
https://www.propublica.org/article/3m-forever-chemicals-pfas-pfos-inside-story
I haven't said anything in this thread for a while, because I just don't think there's been a whole lot to say. People really seem to have dug themselves into "Pandemic Incoming" and "Slurp All That Raw Milk" camps pretty quickly. I guess we did learn something from COVID!
Anyway, I thought AJ Leonardi had a pretty spot on short article on the subject today.
A Concerned Scientist
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I know everything seems really weird right now, that's just because it is.
A Concerned Scientist
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Original COVID-19 priming regimen impacts the immunogenicity of bivalent BA.1 and BA.5 boosters https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-48414-x „The study highlights the imprinting effect of primary vaccination on immune responses and differences between bivalent booster vaccines. It supports using vaccines based on circulating lineages for future vaccination strategies“ (ejustin46)
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Heatwaves seem to be driving severe asthma flare-ups in children
Children are more likely to be hospitalised for asthma complications during a heatwave, a problem that is expected to get worse with climate change
Extreme heat associated with children's asthma hospital visits
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-05-extreme-children-asthma-hospital.html
#health #children #USA #US #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
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What's crazy is that China is subsidizing the shit out of EVs, but also that Chinese EVs are also just way the fuck better than everybody else's.
Legacy manufacturers are just handing the market over the China. They're going to try to ban them with import taxes, but eventually the Chinese automakers will take over.
Of course, all of this will ultimately suck for cities where we need fewer cars, not different cars.
What a mess.
https://insideevs.com/features/719015/china-is-ahead-of-west/
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Well I may be in hot water here at my crappy remote job, but I put a self righteous bigot in their place.
When #covid effectively killed my life, I went back to my extremely low paying donation taking job with PBS. I just got a very rare complaint call about our programming and how offensive this woman finds it.
I'm thinking PBS offensive? I wanted to ask but was afraid of the answer. Unfortunately for both of us, she told me anyway.
"I just dont see why I should have to be exposed to this filth. I am a Christian, and having to see two men KISSING I just...
"I AM DONE TALKING TO YOU." *CLICK*
I am not #lgbtq but I got yalls back. Arrogant bitch.
Anyone want to hire a soon to be unemployed mediocre customer service rep???
A Concerned Scientist
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Johns Hopkins is doing a long-COVID survey and apparently is having trouble finding controls -- people who haven't had COVID. If this is you, consider giving them some clicks.
A Concerned Scientist
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Life would be easier for many scientists if the general public would get past the stereotype that all science is just about "surprise" and novelty and completely unknown things and that studies don't matter if they match your lived experience 😭 there is massive need to document well known things into the scientific record and establish specific evidence examples for them in ways that will be legible and useful for policy, public action, etc....!
Media really fuels this misconception
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Doctor says FLiRT Covid spreads more easily, and could beat immunity
There has been an increase in Covid cases and hospitalisations in the UK after the new strains emerged.
UKHSA show a 17.9% increase in Covid infections week on week and a 32.6% increase in people admitted to hospital with the virus - while another 92 people have died.
It comes as the most common strains now found in the UK are the FLiRT variants KP.2 and KP.1.1.
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/doctor-says-flirt-covid-spreads-29198935
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I'm especially annoyed today. Like both from people who think surgical masks are what to wear for Covid (when we know you need respirators like n95/ kf95/ kn95 or higher,) and also angered by people who want to ban masks for identity issues like NC. But maybe the combined ignorance will just result in surgical masks being banned and actual respirators being used instead? Either way the ignorance is killing me. Just wear an n95 and let others do the same. We are trying to protect each other.
Moved full time to my other account @BE soon as this instance is still having issues.
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