mastodontech.de ist einer von vielen unabhängigen Mastodon-Servern, mit dem du dich im Fediverse beteiligen kannst.
Offen für alle (über 16) und bereitgestellt von Markus'Blog

Serverstatistik:

1,4 Tsd.
aktive Profile

#drinkingwater

0 Beiträge0 Beteiligte0 Beiträge heute

1 in 3 #Florida third graders have untreated #cavities – how parents can protect their #children’s #teeth
That’s almost double the national average of 17% of children ages 6-9 with untreated #tooth decay and underscores severity of the issue in Florida.
Historically, community #water #fluoridation has been one of the most effective public health strategies to reduce children’s #toothdecay. However, a new Florida law, prohibits adding #fluoride to public #drinkingwater.
theconversation.com/1-in-3-flo

The Conversation1 in 3 Florida third graders have untreated cavities – how parents can protect their children’s teethFlorida is one of the worst states in the US when it comes to access to affordable dental care – and children are suffering as a result.

The road to #environmentaljustice is long, and requires brave neighbours to see it through.

Poison in the water: the town with the world’s worst case of #foreverchemicals #contamination:

When a small Swedish town discovered their drinking #water contained extremely high levels of #Pfas, they had no idea what it would mean for their #health and their children’s future

#environment #health #sweden #perfluorochemicals #drinkingwater #chemicals #kallinge

theguardian.com/environment/20

The Guardian · Poison in the water: the town with the world’s worst case of forever chemicals contaminationVon Guardian staff reporter

MIT News: Window-sized device taps the air for safe drinking water. “The system runs entirely on its own, without a power source, unlike other designs that require batteries, solar panels, or electricity from the grid. The team ran the device for over a week in Death Valley, California — the driest region in North America. Even in very low-humidity conditions, the device squeezed drinking […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/12/mit-news-window-sized-device-taps-the-air-for-safe-drinking-water/

ResearchBuzz: Firehose | Individual posts from ResearchBuzz · MIT News: Window-sized device taps the air for safe drinking water | ResearchBuzz: Firehose
Mehr von ResearchBuzz: Firehose

#RFK. Jr. Has Unlikely Allies in His Drive to Limit #Atrazine
In Europe, #weedkiller atrazine has been banned for nearly two decades because of its suspected links to reproductive problems like reduced sperm quality and birth defects.
In the #UnitedStates, it remains one of the most widely used #pesticides, sprayed on #corn, #sugarcane and other #crops, result of years of industry #lobbying. It has been detected in #drinkingwater of 40M Americans.
nytimes.com/2025/05/20/climate
archive.ph/yXCLN

The New York Times · R.F.K. Jr. Has Unlikely Allies in His Drive to Limit AtrazineVon Hiroko Tabuchi

#Trump #EPA lifts emergency order on #Flint, #Michigan #water

The EPA had been monitoring stricter lead-level standards in Flint's drinking water since 2016.

The order, put in place after the #FlintWaterCrisis, was lifted after federal ofcls said the city has reached compliance with safe #DrinkingWater requirements.

In a statement, EPA Administrator #LeeZeldin called the lifting of the emergency order a major milestone for the city & federal partners.

#law #regulation
freep.com/story/news/local/mic

Detroit Free Press · EPA lifts emergency order on Flint water, returning city to normal lead testing standardsVon , Detroit Free Press

#Trump #EPA plans to rescind & reconsider limits on 4 different #ForeverChemicals under a landmark #DrinkingWater standard implemented last year by President #Biden, acc/to documents.

The drinking water rules were adopted as part of Biden’s efforts to limit public exposure to #PFAS, #hazardous #chemicals linked to range of serious illnesses. The original rule covered 6 common PFAS contaminants, including #PFOA, a known human #carcinogen, & #PFOS, a likely carcinogen.

washingtonpost.com/climate-env

The Washington Post · EPA will weaken rule curbing ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking waterVon Amudalat Ajasa