Hacker News with Generative AI: Pollution

Is a 'Green' Revolution Poisoning India's Capital? (nytimes.com)
India promised to burn its trash mountains and safely turn them into electricity. But a New York Times investigation found hazardous levels of toxic substances around homes, playgrounds and schools.

Environmental Issues, India, Pollution, Public Health, Journalism

9 points by bobthepanda 11 days ago | 3 comments

It's raining PFAS in South Florida – study (sciencedirect.com)
Atmospheric deposition plays a crucial role in the fate and transport of per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), especially in areas far from production sites.

Environmental Science, Pollution, Chemistry, South Florida, PFAS

85 points by Jimmc414 15 days ago | 40 comments

'Shocking' microplastic research prompts review (bbc.com)
A water company has said it is reviewing research by an undergraduate that found high levels of microplastics in an Isle of Wight estuary.

Environment, Science, Pollution, Water, Research

7 points by lsllc 18 days ago | 0 comments

Tesla spills chemicals into Palo Alto creek (paloaltoonline.com)
Tesla Motors last week dumped more than 500 gallons of water-treatment chemicals that it uses to cool its supercomputer into a storm drain near Matadero Creek, prompting a cleanup effort at the creek and in the nearby Ventura neighborhood, according to local and state officials.

Tesla, Environmental Issues, California, Pollution, Water Contamination

11 points by dsv3099i 28 days ago | 2 comments

Farm waste can filter microplastics in surface runoff, prevent pollution (phys.org)
Using treated plant waste as a filter reduced the presence of harmful microplastics in agricultural runoff by more than 92%, according to a new study authored by a University of Mississippi research team.

Environmental Science, Pollution, Agriculture, Sustainability, Water Treatment

8 points by PaulHoule 35 days ago | 0 comments

Migrating Seabirds Are Bringing Forever Chemicals into the Arctic (hakaimagazine.com)
Between March and May each year, 15 million black-legged kittiwakes gather from across the North Atlantic and Pacific Oceans to nest and breed on rocky Arctic cliffs—some making the journey from as far as Florida or North Africa.

Environmental Science, Climate Change, Wildlife, Arctic, Pollution

20 points by pseudolus 48 days ago | 0 comments

Airborne plastic levels shock researchers (chronic DEHP/DiNP/DEHT exposure) (news.ucr.edu)
A new study documents how Southern Californians are chronically being exposed to toxic airborne chemicals called plasticizers, including one that’s been banned from children’s items and beauty products.

Environmental Science, Health, California, Pollution, Research

49 points by nabla9 50 days ago | 15 comments

Microplastics Seem to Be in Every Kind of Animal Except One (sciencealert.com)
Rocks crumble into the sea as sand. Similarly, the ocean is an inevitable destination of disintegrating human rubbish: microplastics.

Environmental Science, Marine Biology, Pollution, Microplastics

5 points by speckx 59 days ago | 1 comments

Nanoplastics put stress on trees and impair photosynthesis (phys.org)
It is well known that more and more plastic waste is ending up in soil and bodies of water. Researchers are particularly concerned about tiny micro- and nano-sized particles. It remains unclear how and to what extent they are able to enter living organisms—and what effect they may have on metabolism.

Nanoplastics, Environment, Science, Biology, Pollution

18 points by PaulHoule 67 days ago | 3 comments

AI Has Helped Shein Become Fast Fashion's Biggest Polluter (grist.org)
In 2023, the fast fashion giant Shein was everywhere. Crisscrossing the globe, airplanes ferried small packages of its ultra-cheap clothing from thousands of suppliers to tens of millions of customer mailboxes in 150 countries.

Artificial Intelligence, Fast Fashion, Environmental Impact, Pollution

19 points by Link_ke 68 days ago | 16 comments

UBC engineers develop all-in-one solution to catch and destroy forever chemicals (news.ubc.ca)

Environmental Engineering, Chemistry, Pollution, Water Treatment

24 points by givinguflac 82 days ago | 9 comments

Microplastics are infiltrating brain tissue, studies show (theguardian.com)

Science, Environment, Health, Pollution

6 points by flexagoon 91 days ago | 0 comments

Bioaccumulation of Microplastics in Decedent Human Brains (nlm.nih.gov)

Microplastics, Pollution, Human Health, Science

131 points by apsec112 92 days ago | 153 comments

Detailed Map of Cancer-Causing Industrial Air Pollution in the U.S. (propublica.org)