Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 19, 2023

Consumption of PFOS-contaminated freshwater fish can cause significant increases in peoples’ blood serum levels of the forever chemical, creating potential health risks. Freshwater fish are an important source of protein for many people, and PFAS contamination threatens those who cannot afford to purchase commercial seafood.

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Seafood Pollution Health Soil 262

Grist

JANUARY 28, 2020

Dean Blanchard Seafood, headquartered on the barrier island of Grand Isle in the Mississippi River Delta, is one of the largest shrimp suppliers in the United States. Dean Blanchard Seafood took a hit, and Blanchard later told a reporter that he estimated his business was worth 15 percent of what it was before the spill.

Seafood 142

Seafood Agriculture Pollution Soil 142

Grist

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

But environmental health experts have specifically called into question the EPA’s proposal to raise acceptable levels of benzo(a)pyrene, or BaP, and similar compounds in the Superfund’s sediment. The EPA has advised people to limit their consumption of seafood from the lower five miles of the river due to high contaminant concentrations.

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Health Pollution Seafood Demand 139

AFN Sustainable Protein

JANUARY 18, 2023

It’s been a tough few months for alternative protein startups, particularly those developing plant-based meat, dairy, and seafood alternatives (as opposed to those in the cellular agriculture space). The health profile is another concern.

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Startups Seafood Investment Retail 89

Envirotec Magazine

MAY 12, 2021

In fact, from 2013, Tepco had promoted the dilution-and-release plan on the basis that the only radionuclide of concern remaining in the wastewater was tritium.

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Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Health Organic 130

Green Business Bureau

JULY 26, 2022

Tip #7 – Use green-certified cleaning products in areas not used for food preparation : Cleaning products may contain toxic chemicals that negatively impact human health and air quality. Plus, they’re associated with widespread environmental damage, harming the health of native wildlife and humans.

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Sustainability Business Energy Monitoring Waste Waste 148

Business Green

JANUARY 9, 2023

In 2013 lab-grown meat made an expensive UK debut in the form of a £215,000 burger backed by Google co-founder Sergey Brin. The landmark FDA approval of meat grown from animal cells for human consumption in the US has raised the stakes for the alternative proteins market - but is sector set to sizzle in 2023?

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Agriculture Demand Innovation Biodiversity 48