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Terance 🐘<p>Coffee consumption linked to Parkinson's, heart disease and cancer, study finds<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TCE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TCE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/parkinsonsdisease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>parkinsonsdisease</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wellness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wellness</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <br><a href="https://flip.it/EFGuPu" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flip.it/EFGuPu</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>‘Extremely toxic chemical’ found in many products may be banned by EPA. What is <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TCE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TCE</span></a>?</p><p>Brendan Rascius<br>Tue, October 24, 2023 </p><p>"The Environmental Protection Agency (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EPA</span></a>) proposed a ban on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/trichloroethylene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trichloroethylene</span></a> (TCE), a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cancer</span></a>-causing chemical found in consumer and industrial products.</p><p>"The proposed near-total ban — part of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> administration’s 'moonshot' initiative to eradicate cancer — would take effect next year, following a period for public comment, according to an Oct. 23 EPA news release.</p><p>"'The science is loud and clear on TCE,' EPA Deputy Administrator Janet McCabe said in the release. 'It is a dangerous toxic chemical and proposing to ban it will protect families, workers, and communities.'</p><p>"TCE is a colorless, liquid chemical compound that is manufactured primarily as a cleaning <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/solvent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solvent</span></a>, according to the National Cancer Institute.</p><p>"It’s typically not found in products marketed to consumers, but among the household products it is used in are <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CleaningPipes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CleaningPipes</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PaintRemovers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PaintRemovers</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Carpet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Carpet</span></a> Cleaners, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ToolCleaners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ToolCleaners</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SprayAdhesives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SprayAdhesives</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrakeCleaners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrakeCleaners</span></a>, officials said.</p><p>"Industrially, it’s used to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/degrease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>degrease</span></a> metal materials found in aircraft and as a refrigerant. It’s also employed in the manufacturing of battery separators found in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ElectricVehicles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectricVehicles</span></a>.</p><p>"The chemical compound is 'extremely toxic' and has been linked to adverse health effects, the EPA says.</p><p>"The agency has found that TCE causes <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NonHodgkinsLymphoma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NonHodgkinsLymphoma</span></a> and liver and kidney <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cancer</span></a>, officials said. It also damages the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ImmuneSystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ImmuneSystem</span></a>, the central nervous system, reproductive organs and puts fetal development at risk.</p><p>"'These risks are present even at very small concentrations of TCE,' officials said.</p><p>"'TCE is also associated with Parkinson’s disease and possibly other neurodegenerative diseases,' Briana De Miranda, a professor specializing in toxicology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, told McClatchy News.</p><p>"Exposure to the chemical can occur in a number of ways, the most common of which is via inhalation, De Miranda said.</p><p>"'If people work with TCE they may inhale it through its vapor phase or off gassing of the liquid,' De Miranda said. 'If people live or work where it contaminates the soil or ground water, they could inhale TCE via vapor intrusion into buildings.'</p><p>"It can also be ingested orally, including through <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/contaminated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contaminated</span></a> drinking water, and through the skin, though this is less common, De Miranda said.</p><p>"Exposure often occurs at <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Superfund" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Superfund</span></a> sites, which are swaths of land across the country that are designated as contaminated by the EPA. These include manufacturing centers, processing plants, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/landfills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>landfills</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/mines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mines</span></a>."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://news.yahoo.com/extremely-toxic-chemical-found-many-164645595.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.yahoo.com/extremely-toxic</span><span class="invisible">-chemical-found-many-164645595.html</span></a></p>
Bruno J. Navarro<p>A groundbreaking epidemiological study has produced the most compelling evidence yet that exposure to the chemical solvent trichloroethylene (<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TCE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TCE</span></a>)—common in soil and groundwater—increases the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease.</p><p><a href="https://www.science.org/content/article/widely-used-chemical-strongly-linked-parkinson-s-disease" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">science.org/content/article/wi</span><span class="invisible">dely-used-chemical-strongly-linked-parkinson-s-disease</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>What you need to know about a common chemical linked to a increased risk of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Parkinson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Parkinson</span></a>'s disease</p><p>By Evan Dawson,<br>Megan Mack, April 25, 2023</p><p>"Parkinson’s disease is the fastest growing brain condition in the world. A new paper co-authored by Dr. Ray Dorsey at the University of Rochester Medical Center shows that a common chemical may be fueling the rise of the disease. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trichloroethylene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trichloroethylene</span></a> (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TCE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TCE</span></a>) is used to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DryClean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DryClean</span></a> clothes, to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/decaffeinate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>decaffeinate</span></a> coffee, and to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/degrease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>degrease</span></a> metal. It was one of the main contaminant at the Marine Corps base <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CampLejeune" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CampLejeune</span></a> and has been found in up to one-third of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/groundwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>groundwater</span></a> in the U.S. According to the research, TCE is linked with a 500 percent increased risk of Parkinson’s disease."</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/chemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chemicals</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> </p><p>Listen: <a href="https://www.wxxinews.org/show/connections/2023-04-25/what-you-need-to-know-about-a-common-chemical-linked-to-a-increased-risk-of-parkinsons-disease" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wxxinews.org/show/connections/</span><span class="invisible">2023-04-25/what-you-need-to-know-about-a-common-chemical-linked-to-a-increased-risk-of-parkinsons-disease</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DryCleaning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DryCleaning</span></a> chemical may be invisible <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Parkinson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Parkinson</span></a>’s cause</p><p>March 15th, 2023 Posted by Mark Michaud-Rochester</p><p>"For the past 100 years, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/trichloroethylene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trichloroethylene</span></a> (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TCE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TCE</span></a>) has been used to decaffeinate coffee, degrease metal, and dry clean clothes. It contaminates the Marine Corps base Camp Lejeune, 15 toxic Superfund sites in Silicon Valley, and up to one-third of groundwater in the US.</p><p>TCE causes cancer, is linked to miscarriages and congenital heart disease, and is associated with a 500% increased risk of Parkinson’s disease.</p><p>In a hypothesis paper in the Journal of Parkinson’s Disease, researchers, including University of Rochester Medical Center neurologists Ray Dorsey, Ruth Schneider, and Karl Kieburtz, postulate that TCE may be an invisible cause of Parkinson’s. They detail the widespread use of the chemical, the evidence linking the toxicant to Parkinson’s, and profile seven individuals, including a former NBA basketball player, a Navy captain, and a late US Senator, who developed Parkinson’s disease either after likely working with the chemical or being exposed to it in the environment.</p><p>Massive TCE contamination</p><p>TCE was a widely used solvent used in a number of industrial, consumer, military, and medical applications, including to remove paint, correct typewriting mistakes, clean engines, and anesthetize patients.</p><p>Its use in the US peaked in the 1970s, when more than 600 million pounds of the chemical—or two pounds per American—were manufactured annually. Some 10 million Americans worked with the chemical or other similar industrial solvents. While domestic use has since fallen, TCE is still used for degreasing metal and spot dry cleaning in the US.</p><p>TCE contaminates countless sites across the country. Half of the most toxic Environmental Protection Agency’s (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EPA</span></a>) <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Superfund" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Superfund</span></a> sites contain TCE. Fifteen sites are in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a>’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SiliconValley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SiliconValley</span></a> where the chemicals were used to clean electronics and computer chips. TCE is found in numerous military bases, including <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CampLejeune" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CampLejeune</span></a> in North Carolina. From the 1950s to the 1980s a million Marines, their families, and civilians that worked or resided at the base were exposed to drinking water levels of TCE and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/perchloroethylene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>perchloroethylene</span></a> (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PCE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PCE</span></a>), a close chemical cousin, that were up to 280 times above what is considered safe levels.</p><p>Soil, water, and air</p><p>The connection between TCE and Parkinson’s was first hinted at in case studies more than 50 years ago. In the intervening years, research in mice and rats has shown that TCE readily enters the brain and body tissue and at high doses damages the energy-producing parts of cells known as mitochondria. In animal studies, TCE causes selective loss of dopamine-producing nerve cells, a hallmark of Parkinson’s disease in humans.</p><p>Individuals who worked directly with TCE have an elevated risk of developing Parkinson’s. However, the authors warn that 'millions more encounter the chemical unknowingly through outdoor air, contaminated groundwater, and indoor air pollution.'</p><p>The chemical can contaminate soil and groundwater leading to underground rivers, or plumes, that can extend over long distances and migrate over time. One such plume associated with an aerospace company on Long Island, New York, is over four miles long and two miles wide, and has contaminated the drinking water of thousands. Others are found everywhere from Shanghai, China to Newport Beach, California.</p><p>Beyond their risks to water, the volatile TCE can readily evaporate and enter people’s homes, schools, and workplaces, often undetected. Today, this vapor intrusion is likely exposing millions who live, learn, and work near former dry cleaning, military, and industrial sites to toxic indoor air. Vapor intrusion was first reported in the 1980s when radon was found to evaporate from soil and enter homes and increase the risk of lung cancer. Today millions of homes are tested for radon, but few are for the cancer-causing TCE."</p><p> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Toxic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Toxic</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Chemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chemicals</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EPAFail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EPAFail</span></a></p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.futurity.org/parkinsons-disease-trichloroethylene-tce-2890562-2/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">futurity.org/parkinsons-diseas</span><span class="invisible">e-trichloroethylene-tce-2890562-2/</span></a></p>
Brittany Trang<p>A detailed and important investigation from <span class="h-card"><a href="https://newsie.social/@ProPublica" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ProPublica</span></a></span> into why the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/TSCA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TSCA</span></a> has failed in the US. </p><p>We can't even ban <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/asbestos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>asbestos</span></a>, much less emerging contaminants like <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/TCE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TCE</span></a></p><p>A combo of chemical industry writing the laws(!!) and underfunded <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EPA</span></a> teams is a recipe for nothing getting done, ever</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/toxic-chemicals-epa-regulation-failures" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">propublica.org/article/toxic-c</span><span class="invisible">hemicals-epa-regulation-failures</span></a></p>
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