#contamination

Gemma ⭐️🔰🇺🇸 🇵🇭 🎐 @gcvsa@mstdn.plus · Jul 25, 2026

Replying to @gcvsa@mstdn.plus

Once you understand the actual likelihood of risks and the forms they are likely to take, the next step is to evaluate potential responses. And the first thing you need to understand is that in the vast majority of scenarios, sheltering in place is going to be the superior option, not "bugging out". Only in the event of widespread #disaster, area #contamination, or #war #conflict will you actually need to leave the area. #Evacuation routes will immediately clog faster than you think.

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The Doctor @drwho@masto.hackers.town · Jul 22, 2026

Hey, folks who have #allergies and take #cetirizine - there's been a #recall due to #contamination. https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/unique-pharmaceutical-laboratories-div-j-b-chemicals-pharmaceuticals-ltd-issues-voluntary-nationwide The product is used as an Antihistamine and is packaged in HDPE Bottle pack of 100 tablets (NDC: 16571-401-10). Lot numbers GY825029, GY825030, GY825031, and GY825032 all expiring on 10/2028.

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DoomsdaysCW @DoomsdaysCW@kolektiva.social · Jul 22, 2026

#PlasticPollution in #ShootingRanges and warfare areas - an overlooked #environmental issue Andrés Rodríguez-Seijo, et al. 15 July 2026 Abstract "Shooting ranges and military training fields, including warfare-impacted areas, have been widely recognized as environmentally impacted zones by inorganic and organic #contamination, such as #HeavyMetals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons or explosive-related compounds. However, the possible contamination by #plastics and #microplastics in soil has been widely overlooked despite potential plastic sources, such as #ShotgunCartridges, #PlasticWads or #landmines. Due to how these activities occur, plastics have remained in the field for decades or centuries, favoring their conversion from macro to microplastics, polluting the soil and water resources. Moreover, shooting and recreational activities such as #airsoft or #paintball practices could also be a substantial source of plastics to ecosystems; once shot, pellets can have conventional or biodegradable plastics in their composition, and there left in the environment, favouring impacts on soil properties. Although some initiatives have emerged to avoid the use of single-use plastics in shotgun ammunition, alternative materials (biodegradable plastics) can also be a potential risk, favouring the heavy metal bioavailability of shot pellets. These emerging pollutants should also be considered in these areas to understand if they could be a potential source of micro- and nanoplastics to the environment and, therefore, an environmental concern that requires changes at industrial and regulatory levels." Read more: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935125008771 #EndangeredSpecies #EndangeredBirds #AmmunitionPollution #ProtectNature

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