Biden proposes first national limits on toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water

[f8ta1ity54]

 

The GOP will bitch about this. They want to be able to drink poison to own the libz. 

Biden proposes first national limits on toxic 'forever chemicals' (cnbc.com)

The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday proposed the first nationwide restrictions on so-called “forever chemicals” in drinking water after discovering the compounds are more dangerous than previously known — even at undetectable levels.

The chemicals, known as perfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, have been voluntarily phased out by U.S. manufacturers. But they are resistant to breaking down in the environment and can linger in the human body when consumed. As a result, most people in the U.S. have been exposed to PFAS and have the chemicals in their blood, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Since the 1940s, the chemicals have been used to make products water-proof, stick-proof and stain-resistant, and can be found in food packaging, cookware, clothing and firefighting foam, among other things. The chemicals have been linked to health problems including certain cancers, liver damage and low birth weight.

The Environmental Working Group, an environmental organization, has found 41,828 industrial and municipal sites that are known to produce, use or are suspected of using PFAS, with some of the highest levels found in the cities of Miami, New Orleans and Philadelphia.

The EPA’s proposed standards cover six PFAS that have polluted drinking national water supplies. The proposal would regulate PFOA and PFOS as individual contaminants, and would regulate four other PFAS — PFNA, PFHxS, PFBS, and GenX Chemicals — as a mixture.

For PFOA and PFOS, the agency proposed a binding drinking water limit of four parts per trillion per chemical. And for the rest, the EPA proposed a binding limit based on a hazard index designed to address the cumulative impact of the chemicals.

The agency said it expects to finalize the regulation by the end of the year. The EPA said that if fully implemented, the rule will prevent thousands of deaths and reduce tens of thousands of PFAS-attributable illnesses.

 

“Communities across this country have suffered far too long from the ever-present threat of PFAS pollution,” EPA Administrator Michael Regan said in a statement. “EPA’s proposal to establish a national standard for PFAS in drinking water is informed by the best available science, and would help provide states with the guidance they need to make decisions that best protect their communities.”

The regulation would also require public water systems to monitor for the chemicals, notify the public and reduce PFAS contamination if levels exceed the proposed regulatory standards.

“Today’s proposal is a necessary and long overdue step towards addressing the nation’s PFAS crisis, but what comes next is equally important,” said Jonathan Kalmuss-Katz, an attorney at Earthjustice.

″EPA must resist efforts to weaken this proposal, move quickly to finalize health-protective limits on these six chemicals, and address the remaining PFAS that continue to poison drinking water supplies and harm communities across the country,” Kalmuss-Katz said.

The EPA was first alerted to the presence of PFAS in drinking water in 2001 but over the years has failed to set a nationwide legal limit. Last year, the agency issued health advisories that set health risk thresholds for the chemicals close to zero, replacing 2016 guidelines that set a higher threshold.

Representatives of U.S. chemical companies, such as the American Chemistry Council, had opposed the Biden administration’s designation of PFAS chemicals as hazardous and argued the rule was costly and ineffective.

The agency last year also invited states and territories to apply for $1 billion under the bipartisan infrastructure law to address PFAS in drinking water, specifically in disadvantaged communities. The grant funding will provide technical assistance, water quality testing, contractor training and installation of centralized treatment technologies and systems.

 

 

[SackMan518]

Sorry but I agree with the bill and this is exactly why I use an AlexaPure system at my place as well as a shower head filter. I don't want that shit in my body and the corporations should be held liable. I also cook on stainless steel pots and pans.

[HipKat]

38 minutes ago, SackMan518 said:

Sorry but I agree with the bill and this is exactly why I use an AlexaPure system at my place as well as a shower head filter. I don't want that shit in my body and the corporations should be held liable. I also cook on stainless steel pots and pans.

You don't like copper or ceramic? I have all three and agree the SS are the best

[Woody]

This is terrible news.  Cleaning up the water supply will lead to a reduction in the gay frog population.  We need to take a stand before we lose our frogs. 

 

[ICRockets2]

14 minutes ago, Woody said:

This is terrible news.  Cleaning up the water supply will lead to a reduction in the gay frog population.  We need to take a stand before we lose our frogs. 

 

Shoulda taken some time in photoshop with that image, make it look like it's the thumbnail for that "how to bottom" video Spiked likes 

[jc856]

13 minutes ago, Woody said:

This is terrible news.  Cleaning up the water supply will lead to a reduction in the gay frog population.  We need to take a stand before we lose our frogs. 

 

No worries.

frogs can change sex as needed.

we have much to learn from the humble frog.

https://www.thezoologicalworld.com/can-a-frog-change-gender/

 

[SackMan518]

2 hours ago, HipKat said:

You don't like copper or ceramic? I have all three and agree the SS are the best

I never used copper so I can't speak on it but I was all onboard the ceramic until I recently found out that it's kind of a misnomer in that it's a ceramic polymer applied to a steel or aluminum pan and who the fuck knows what's in it. It might be even worse than PFOAs and the like.

[Woody]

4 hours ago, jc856 said:

No worries.

frogs can change sex as needed.

we have much to learn from the humble frog.

https://www.thezoologicalworld.com/can-a-frog-change-gender/

 

If you suck a cock you're gay for life.  No takebacks.  Same applies for frogs.  Save the gay frogs! 

 

[ICRockets2]

2 hours ago, Woody said:

If you suck a cock you're gay for life.  No takebacks. 

If this is true, then the gay mafia can just go around the city bullying people into blowjobs and ruining romance as we've known it for the past century plus. 

Seems awfully unfair for the rules of society to just naturally favor scoundrelcy, don't it? 

Surely we can do something to change social norms to keep the gay mafia from exploiting this insidious loophole!

[jc856]

2 hours ago, ICRockets2 said:

If this is true, then the gay mafia can just go around the city bullying people into blowjobs and ruining romance as we've known it for the past century plus. 

Seems awfully unfair for the rules of society to just naturally favor scoundrelcy, don't it? 

Surely we can do something to change social norms to keep the gay mafia from exploiting this insidious loophole!

Wait, what?!?

there is a gay mafia?

better get my manssiere on, I wanna look good!

[HipKat]

12 hours ago, SackMan518 said:

I never used copper so I can't speak on it but I was all onboard the ceramic until I recently found out that it's kind of a misnomer in that it's a ceramic polymer applied to a steel or aluminum pan and who the fuck knows what's in it. It might be even worse than PFOAs and the like.

I always wondered about that, how it handles the heat of a stove that would ruin a plate

[HipKat]

7 hours ago, Woody said:

If you suck a cock you're gay for life.  No takebacks.  Same applies for frogs.  Save the gay frogs! 

 

Andrew Dice Clay:

Either you suck dick, or you do NOT suck dick

[SackMan518]

2 hours ago, HipKat said:

I always wondered about that, how it handles the heat of a stove that would ruin a plate

I noticed with my ceramics they would wear out and start sticking which I thought was odd. Then one day on my YouTube feed one of the channels talked about it and the jig was up and now I've been tossing them as they no longer work. I have real concerns with metal allergies, specifically nickel, so I can't be having that shit in my food.

Is ceramic coated cookware safe? (Advertising vs Reality)

Ceramic coated cookware is considered a safer non-stick alternative to Teflon. However, it also triggers some health concerns. Ceramic coating can be damaged easily which can bring the metal in direct contact with food. In the case of some metal alloys, this can be potentially harmful to health.

 

Ceramic-coated cookware is usually marked just as “ceramic” or “non-stick ceramic cookware”. This has led to the common misconception that it is actually made from ceramics.

Nevertheless, ceramic coated vessels are made from an aluminum or stainless steel metal base covered with a specific coating.

But what is a ceramic coating, is it somehow related to ceramic?

The short answer is No. "Ceramic” coating is actually made from multiple layers of silica (Silicium-dioxide) through gel-sol spin coating technology.

This technique applies silica gel solution to a metal base in a very thin layer. This is followed by drying the cookware in special conditions, through which the high-density silica coating is formed.

Usually, manufacturers apply two to three layers of coating. This gives the cookware a better resistance to scratches and high temperatures.

However, this material is not related to real ceramic which is produced from clay. The label ceramic is used to attract customers. 

 

[HipKat]

14 hours ago, SackMan518 said:

I noticed with my ceramics they would wear out and start sticking which I thought was odd. Then one day on my YouTube feed one of the channels talked about it and the jig was up and now I've been tossing them as they no longer work. I have real concerns with metal allergies, specifically nickel, so I can't be having that shit in my food.

 

Ironically, my 11" Ceramic has recently started to stick more, especially when I make Omelets. I thought I wasn't cleaning it right. The other thing is over the last few months I've got these red blotches around my nose and into my forehead that My Dr says is a food allergy but I eat basically the same shit every week for years now. I wonder if it's that pan

[JAHall93]

On 3/14/2023 at 1:40 PM, SackMan518 said:

Sorry but I agree with the bill and this is exactly why I use an AlexaPure system at my place as well as a shower head filter. I don't want that shit in my body and the corporations should be held liable. I also cook on stainless steel pots and pans.

I have had a Big Berkey water filter for a few years - won’t touch tap or bottled water .

[SackMan518]

11 hours ago, HipKat said:

Ironically, my 11" Ceramic has recently started to stick more, especially when I make Omelets. I thought I wasn't cleaning it right. The other thing is over the last few months I've got these red blotches around my nose and into my forehead that My Dr says is a food allergy but I eat basically the same shit every week for years now. I wonder if it's that pan

It absolutely could be. Metal reactions can appear as many different symptoms so toss that pan and see if it clears up for you.

[HipKat]

6 hours ago, SackMan518 said:

It absolutely could be. Metal reactions can appear as many different symptoms so toss that pan and see if it clears up for you.

Yeah, I actually did that last night after I wrote this. Took it outside and threw it in the garbage tote.
 

seems like most of my cooking is done in one of my cast-iron skillet anyway. It was just easier making omelettes and that pan

[SackMan518]

47 minutes ago, HipKat said:

Yeah, I actually did that last night after I wrote this. Took it outside and threw it in the garbage tote.
 

seems like most of my cooking is done in one of my cast-iron skillet anyway. It was just easier making omelettes and that pan

There you go. At this point I'm done with anything labeled "non-stick" because they'll just market another chemical as safe until research catches up with them.