WhoaSlowDownMaurice [they/them, undecided] to the_dunk_tank • 2 years agoVery normal and admirable thoughts hereimagemessage-square39 fedilinkarrow-up176
arrow-up176imageVery normal and admirable thoughts hereWhoaSlowDownMaurice [they/them, undecided] to the_dunk_tank • 2 years agomessage-square39 Commentsfedilink
minus-squareZoomeristLeninist [they/them, she/her]hexbear8·2 years agoyeah but this is a mass release and burning of chlorinated hydrocarbons. even with how disastrously these factories are run, they dont dump halogenated compounds, OSHA still has a couple teeth. link
minus-squarecawsby [he/him]hexbear5·2 years agoThe stuff was dumped decades ago, and is already in the river. Eastman Kodak used to dump their used photodeveloper in the Ohio river all the way up until the end of the 60's. That is just one company. link
minus-squareZoomeristLeninist [they/them, she/her]hexbear5·2 years agogood point. its still horrific that were returning to 1960s levels of hazardous waste pollution link
yeah but this is a mass release and burning of chlorinated hydrocarbons. even with how disastrously these factories are run, they dont dump halogenated compounds, OSHA still has a couple teeth.
The stuff was dumped decades ago, and is already in the river.
Eastman Kodak used to dump their used photodeveloper in the Ohio river all the way up until the end of the 60's. That is just one company.
good point. its still horrific that were returning to 1960s levels of hazardous waste pollution