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Why are there hotspots of health problems, diseases?
Could we reduce cancer rates with environmental remediation? New drug formulas? New non-invasive therapies to avoid high risk surgeries?
Is a major cause of cancer actually certain forms of PFAS and airborne pollution, chemicals? Are there circular economy and technology solutions for pollution reduction, remediation?
August 2023 Metal Shredder High Pollution Event
Radius Recycling pollution event
This event shows how far ongoing day-to-day pollution impacts beyond a one mile radius.
"AIR DISTRICT monitoring data shows that on August 9, 2023, hourly concentrations of PM sized 2.5 microns or smaller (“PM2.5”) increased sharply from 3 µg/m3 during the 5:00 p.m. hour to 266 µg/m3 during the 6:00 p.m. hour at the Laney College monitoring site, downwind when the fire started. Hourly PM2.5 concentrations increased at other
"AIR DISTRICT monitoring data shows that on August 9, 2023, hourly concentrations of PM sized 2.5 microns or smaller (“PM2.5”) increased sharply from 3 µg/m3 during the 5:00 p.m. hour to 266 µg/m3 during the 6:00 p.m. hour at the Laney College monitoring site, downwind when the fire started. Hourly PM2.5 concentrations increased at other AIR DISTRICT other monitoring sites on August 10, 2023, as winds shifted and transported smoke to additional locations. Peak hourly PM2.5 concentrations on August 10, 2023, reached 94 µg/m3 at the Oakland – West monitoring site, 47 µg/m3 at the San Pablo monitoring site, 35 µg/m3 at the Pleasanton monitoring site, and 26 µg/m3 at the Livermore monitoring site."
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This event shows how far ongoing day-to-day pollution impacts beyond a one mile radius.
This event shows how far ongoing day-to-day pollution impacts beyond a one mile radius.
Within hours, visually it appeared to impact this region.
This is why proper site and fenceline dust contamination capture and reduction is really important for public health. To both help prevent ongoing, 24/7, recycling emissions dust pollution entering the community along with reducing the potential of major emissions events, such as fires.
Prevention and remediation of ongoing airborne ASR re
This is why proper site and fenceline dust contamination capture and reduction is really important for public health. To both help prevent ongoing, 24/7, recycling emissions dust pollution entering the community along with reducing the potential of major emissions events, such as fires.
Prevention and remediation of ongoing airborne ASR residue, which is highly toxic, should be a priority in permitting these types of facilities. Such as being proposed in California by updating hazardous waste facility permitting criteria for additional community protections.
PFAS emissions from ASR residue may be impacting men and women's health
Besides major pollution events the day-to-day airborne and waterway emissions of PFAS toxins, chemicals may be impacting both men and women's health.
The health costs are far larger than the cost for the ASR shredder to make necessary improvements to contain and manage their pollution.
The good news about this testing! This location was pa
Besides major pollution events the day-to-day airborne and waterway emissions of PFAS toxins, chemicals may be impacting both men and women's health.
The health costs are far larger than the cost for the ASR shredder to make necessary improvements to contain and manage their pollution.
The good news about this testing! This location was partially chosen in part knowing ST/RR emitted high amounts of copper and zinc. This would allow real-life testing for doping Tio2 photocatalyst with Cu, Zn. As research shows that Cu-doped Tio2 can have ROS (Reactive Oxygen Species) generation rates 7 to 11 times higher than pure $TiO_2$. In some studies, metal-doped TiO possibly achieving 80-99% degradation of PFOA compared to less than 10-24% for undoped versions.
https://iris.unitn.it/retrieve/e3835198-c359-72ef-e053-3705fe0ad821/applsci-11-08458.pdf
In-situ doping effect of Copper and Zinc emissions improving Tio2 photocatalyst degradation of pollutants
In-situ doping effect of Copper and Zinc emissions improving Tio2 photocatalyst degradation of pollutants
The good news about this testing!
This location was partially chosen in 2020 knowing ST/RR emitted high amounts of copper and zinc from its recycling process. Research from micro FOAK in 2008 - 2018+ installed in a road made our family wonder if copper emissions from brake pads were possibly providing in-situ doping of Tio2 photocatalyst
The good news about this testing!
This location was partially chosen in 2020 knowing ST/RR emitted high amounts of copper and zinc from its recycling process. Research from micro FOAK in 2008 - 2018+ installed in a road made our family wonder if copper emissions from brake pads were possibly providing in-situ doping of Tio2 photocatalyst improving degradation.
The best location to test the theory was chosen (and partly why a vessel was used, with two hulls to compare long-term marine growth health) for in-situ doping of Tio2 photocatalyst with Cu, Zn emissions. As research shows that Cu-doped Tio2 can have ROS (Reactive Oxygen Species) generation rates 7 to 11 times higher than pure TiO2. In some studies, metal-doped TiO2 possibly achieving 80-99% degradation of PFOA compared to less than 10-24% for undoped versions.
This is also the benefit of Circular Solar Mine sites where copper, zinc dust can improve degradation.