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About borderslynn

Retired, living in the Scottish Borders after living most of my life in cities in England. I can now indulge my interest in all aspects of living close to nature in a wild landscape. I live on what was once the Iapetus Ocean which took millions of years to travel from the Southern Hemisphere to here in the Northern Hemisphere. That set me thinking and questioning and seeking answers. In 1998 I co-wrote Millennium Countdown (US)/ A Business Guide to the Year 2000 (UK) see https://www.abebooks.co.uk/products/isbn/9780749427917

Iron Ore. Industrial contamination

Posted on April 22, 2021 by borderslynn

In the previous blog, I was finding out about the environmental price of making wind turbines. They are made up of around 70% steel. Steel is made from a process whose basic ingredient is iron ore. During mining, some harmful … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged acid pollution, biopersistent harm, groundwater contamination, iron ore mining, steel production, sulphuric acid, wind turbines | 1 Comment

Making Steel to Meet Demand. Industrial Contamination

Posted on April 21, 2021 by borderslynn

To make a Turbine, a modern renewable technology, we need steel (71-79% of total turbine mass); fiberglass, resin or plastic (11-16%); iron or cast iron (5- 17%); copper (1%); and aluminium (0-2%). So to reduce the use of coal to … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged blast furnace, cancer, coke, contamination, demand and supply, energy, health and safety, human invention, industrialisation, iron, poison, science, steel, technology, wind turbines | 1 Comment

For Now I See Through a Glass Darkly

Posted on April 5, 2021 by borderslynn

We humans have successfully reproduced until we have covered this Planet with our 7 billion plus persons, and despite many threats we still persist. However the dinosaurs lived millions of years and only died because of an extinction event; whereas … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged 18th C, 19th C, anthropocene, colonizers, compromised immune systems, conditions for disease, disease, epidemics, human harm, industrialised nations, lung disease, poverty, TB, Tuberculosis | 1 Comment

Will we be Fishless? XI

Posted on March 27, 2021 by borderslynn

Atmosphere around us on this planet is divided into five layers: Troposphere Stratosphere Mesosphere Thermosphere Exosphere The ozone layer is found at about 15 – 30 km above the Earth’s surface, in the stratosphere. It is a naturally occurring gas which protects … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged 6PPD-quinone, Alaska, arkensas, bromine, chemical compounds, Chlorofluorocarbons, coho salmon deaths, DDT, good and bad ozone, hydrilla, insecticides, killing lake life, man-made lakes, ozone, ozone pollution, pesticides, petrochemicals, tire, tyres | 3 Comments

Will we be Fishless?: Part X

Posted on March 17, 2021 by borderslynn

Humans have thought themselves so clever when using their brains for scientific endeavour. Indeed, we marvel at what chemical inventions have taken place, creating products which were meant for human consumption without any thought that they might be harmful. The … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged 3M, AFPO, ammonium perfluorooctanate, aquamarine life, banning dangerous chemicals, bayer, bladder cancer, buncefield fire, C8, cholesterol, contamination, corporate greed, dupont, FC-143, fire brigade, firefighting foam, harmful chemicals, hazardous substances, hertfordshire, honey bees, human health, hypocrisy, immorality, lobbying, monsanto, oceans, ohio, perfluorooctane sulfonate, perfluorooctanoic acid, petrochemical fire, petroleum-based polymers, pFOA, PFOS, rivers, robert bilott, Scotchguard, toxicology, water purity, west virginia, wildlife | 2 Comments

Will we be Fishless?: Part IX

Posted on March 12, 2021 by borderslynn

The problem of responsibly disposing of PCBs has been with us for over a century, since Monsanto first developed them. PCBs, or polychlorinated biphenyls, are industrial products or chemicals. learn that definition and don’t forget what is poisoning this Planet and … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged anthropogenic harm, environmental harm, extinction, food chain, health, historic contaminants, marine life, ocean health, oceans, PCBs, pollution, polychlorinated biphenyls, recycling, sharks, whales | 1 Comment

Will we be Fishless?: Part VIII

Posted on March 11, 2021 by borderslynn

The ‘elephant in the room’ hardly surfaces when searching for the cause of toxic levels of salt reaching our waterways. But this article clearly exposes the process. Above is a diagram and text below is an extract: From Roadways to … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged bird death, chloride imbalance, fish contamination, human health, profit before people, river contamination, Rock salt, toxicology, world finance | Leave a comment

Will we be Fishless?: Part VII

Posted on March 11, 2021 by borderslynn

Humans rate water as to how safe it is to drink. The World Health Organization has defined what that means. If we read their document we learn about the importance of a chloride safe balance. Because we still have lead … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged brain damage, chlorides, corrosion of metals, drinking water safety, false economy, flint river, lead poisoning, river health | Leave a comment

Will we be Fishless?: VI

Posted on March 7, 2021 by borderslynn

How Fish are Exposed to Pesticides Fish and aquatic animals are exposed to pesticides in three primary ways (1) dermally, direct absorption through the skin by swimming in pesticide-contaminated waters, (2) breathing, by direct uptake of pesticides through the gills … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged benthos, environment, Farming, glyphosate, health, pesticides, rivers, soil | Leave a comment

Will we be Fishless?: Part V

Posted on March 6, 2021 by borderslynn

A recent study has illustrated that even Mother Nature with her volcanoes (there are approximately 1,500 known, active volcanoes worldwide) is adding higher levels of mercury than she has to date. There are an unknown number of volcanoes on the … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged coal burning, food chain, food production, health dangers, hydraulic placer gold mines, marine life, mediterranean, mercury, mercury measurement, mount etna, oceans, rivers, science, sicily, soil, toxicology, volcanoes, water, wildfires | Leave a comment

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