Medicine Plastics Pollution Soil 
The Environmental Blog
AUGUST 29, 2022
Chemicals also treat water, so it’s safe to drink and make medicines into easily digestible forms such as tablets or capsules. They’re also used to produce quality adhesives, plastics and rubber products, and much more. Come to think of it, it’s hard to imagine life without specialty plastics. Effective Waste Water Treatment.
Grist
MARCH 22, 2024
If you were to create a recipe for plastics, you’d need a very big cookbook. Scientists know, for example, that at least 3,200 plastic chemicals pose risks to human health or the environment. These chemicals, released at every stage of the plastic life cycle , mimic hormones and interfere with the metabolic and reproductive systems.
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GreenBiz
MAY 24, 2021
The facts have emerged through decades of publications that document the disproportionate risk of Black, Latino, Asian and Native American populations from pollution sources (proximity to manufacturing, storage, processing and waste management facilities, highways, landfills, contaminated water bodies and other dispersed sources).
Grist
JULY 24, 2019
Lycorma delicatula , named for the lantern-shaped body of the adult that appears to glow under its dull wings, is used in traditional medicine in China, its native land. Land use, pollution, fire history—all factor into ecology. Since the bug was first identified in 2014, it has been devastating vineyards and orchards in the Northeast.
GreenBiz
JANUARY 11, 2021
The leader in water, hygiene and energy services sells to a diverse collection of institutions such as hospitals, food and beverage providers, as well as heavy industry including power plants and plastic manufacturers. The ride-sharing brand positions this as a radical shift that will benefit communities, partly by reducing pollution.
Business Green
OCTOBER 19, 2021
Habitats for plants, animals and micro-organisms vital to soil health and food production. Goods such as food, timber and medicinal ingredients. At the same time as taking out more than is sustainable, we also pollute the soil, water and air. Cultural, spiritual, education and recreation needs.
Grist
DECEMBER 14, 2022
The Two Medicine River, sacred to the Amskapi Pikuni, the Blackfeet, rushes nearby. The mammals leave their scat, infused with whatever toxins were originally in the insects, on the sides of the Two Medicine and other water bodies on the reservation. She knows this landscape by heart. Frost dives after it, ecstatic.
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