Tag Archives: toxic waste

Toxic Tampons

Posted on July 18, 2024 by borderslynn

Lead, for which there is no “safe” level of exposure, was found in each of the 60 tampon samples, which were made up major and own-brands bought in New York, London, and Athens. My granddaughter asked me what I thought, … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged alternatives to cotton, cotton contamination, gynaecology, health, menstruation, pads, poison, research funding, tampons, toxic chemicals, toxic shock, toxic waste, women | Leave a comment

Lough Neagh, Northern Ireland

Posted on September 20, 2023 by borderslynn

Read about the dying lake, the biggest in the UK, suffering from lack of controls from agricultural and other pollution which has sounded the death knell for yet another vital freshwater supply in this troubled world. https://www.rte.ie/news/ulster/2023/0917/1405756-lough-neagh And/or read the … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged agricultural pollution, aquatic murder, freshwater lakes, Lough Neagh, Northern Ireland, toxic waste | Leave a comment

Permacrisis: Shipping

Posted on April 13, 2023 by borderslynn

If we want to look at human activity accelerated to the point of destruction, let’s look at the tragedy of the Mediterranean. https://sciencing.com/animals-mediterranean-sea-8537277.html TRADECHINA In Greece’s largest port of Piraeus, China is the boss Kaki Bali 10/30/2022October 30, 2022 Since … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged barges, billionaire, black water, cargo instability, catastrophe, container shipping, cruise ships, dying planet, ecology, investment, marine life, migrants, money, naval shipping, responsibility, sea deaths, sewage treatment, Shipping, supertrawlers, toxic waste, trade | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: toxic waste

Toxic Tampons

Lough Neagh, Northern Ireland

Permacrisis: Shipping

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