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Environment
fromEarth911
3 weeks ago

How To Safely Dispose of Cleaning Products

Dispose of unused cleaning products safely by using them up, donating usable items, or following label disposal instructions to reduce household hazardous waste and VOC exposure.
fromKqed
3 months ago

A New Sonoma Facility Wants to Recycle Plastics. Residents Are Pushing Back | KQED

'Those VOCs coming out of our system are about the equivalent to one passenger car driving down the road,' he said. Bauer also said the chance for an explosion at the facility is extremely low. 'At any one time, we have very little gases in our system,' he said. 'It would be equivalent to camping stove propane. That's your potential of ignition.'
Environment
Public health
fromKqed
3 months ago

When Wildfires Compromise California's Drinking Water, Utilities Lean on This Professor's Advice | KQED

Wildfires can contaminate drinking water with toxic chemicals that routine federal testing and monitoring often miss, posing cancer and other health risks.
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