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DoomsdaysCW<p>Scientists Are Warning of A Brand-New Kind of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AcidRain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AcidRain</span></a> </p><p>Story by Darren Orf</p><p>Key points:<br>- While acid rain caused by sulfur dioxide is an environmental threat of the past (at least, for now), a new kind of acid is proliferating in rain water—as well as groundwater, ice cores, and even human blood.<br>- <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrifluoroaceticAcid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrifluoroaceticAcid</span></a> (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TFA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TFA</span></a>) is a subclass of “<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ForeverChemical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ForeverChemical</span></a>” that’s been steadily increasing in concentrations around the world.<br>- With calls to consider this rise in TFA a planetary threat, some governments are starting ban chemicals linked to TFA—but the threat will require global cooperation.</p><p>"Acid rain may have a sequel, and like most sequels, it’s arguably worse. </p><p>"While the world’s first bout of acid rain (at least, in modern times) came from increased concentrations of sulfuric acid produced largely from coal plants, this new <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/anthropogenic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>anthropogenic</span></a> source is possibly more pervasive, more persistent, and more sinister. Its name is Trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), a kind of 'forever chemical' that, for decades, has been steadily increasing in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RainWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RainWater</span></a>—but not just rain water.</p><p>"Countries around the world have found increasing concentrations in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/groundwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>groundwater</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ArcticIceCores" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArcticIceCores</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wine</span></a>, and even <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanBlood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HumanBlood</span></a>. In fact, TFA is likely the most pervasive form of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFAS</span></a>)—technically, a subclass known as ultrashort-chain perfluoroalkyl acid (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFAA</span></a>)—on Earth due in part to the fact that longer-chain PFAS degrade into TFA via <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/incinerators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>incinerators</span></a> or <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SewageTreatment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SewageTreatment</span></a> plants. They’re also used in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/refrigerants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>refrigerants</span></a> instead of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/chlorofluorocarbons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chlorofluorocarbons</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/hydrochlorofluorocarbons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hydrochlorofluorocarbons</span></a>, which were famously known to deplete the Earth’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OzoneLayer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OzoneLayer</span></a>.</p><p>"In October of 2024, a team of European environmental scientists raised the TFA alarm, stating that a rise in concentration could be considered a threat to '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PlanetaryBoundaries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PlanetaryBoundaries</span></a>' — a system designed to make sure the planet remains <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/habitable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>habitable</span></a> for human life (which we are doing a real bang-up job at following).</p><p>" 'Since the 1990s, it has been suggested that hazard-related concerns of TFA and other short-chain PFAAs are much lower than those of PFAAs with longer perfluoroalkyl chains, which are more <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/bioaccumulative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bioaccumulative</span></a> and generally more <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/toxic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>toxic</span></a>,' the authors wrote back in October. 'However, these early reports did not consider TFA’s ubiquitous accumulation in the environment, in particular its observed accumulation in water resources and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/bioaccumulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bioaccumulation</span></a> in various plants, including crops.'</p><p>"One of the most dangerous things about PFAAs is what we don’t know about them. Unlike other PFAS (of which there are, sadly, thousands of different kinds), TFA is so small (a.k.a. ultrashort) that it’s water-soluble, meaning it likely passes through the human body pretty quickly. A new Nature article reports that some scientists find this evidence compelling enough to not even consider TFA a kind of PFAS, but a growing chorus of voices are raising concerns that increased concentrations of TFA in water and food sources could render TFA’s fast-moving nature a moot point.</p><p>"In fact, TFA’s water-solubility could be a long-term headache. If scientists and governments eventually decide that TFA does need to be removed from drinking water and other sources, current filtration technologies are not up to the task. In other words, ridding the world of TFA will not only be immensely difficult, it’ll also be incredibly expensive. Current regulations to eliminate certain forms of PFAS are already proving to be fiscally onerous.</p><p>"Thankfully, some governments are taking action. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Denmark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Denmark</span></a>, for example, banned 23 substances earlier this month known to contain PFAS that contribute to rising TFA concentrations. Meanwhile, the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> is lagging behind—the Environmental Protection Agency [<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EPA</span></a>] doesn’t even define TFA as a 'forever chemical,' much to the dismay of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environmentalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environmentalist</span></a> groups and to the merriment of many <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/industry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>industry</span></a> leaders.</p><p>"Rising concentrations of TFA is the acid rain sequel no one wanted. But just like every terrible sequel ever made, it seems like we’re getting it anyway." </p><p><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/scientists-are-warning-of-a-brand-new-kind-of-acid-rain/ar-AA1JhZaP?ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&amp;cvid=1f43e3736065441889cbebfb22a4eb74&amp;ei=10" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msn.com/en-us/travel/news/scie</span><span class="invisible">ntists-are-warning-of-a-brand-new-kind-of-acid-rain/ar-AA1JhZaP?ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&amp;cvid=1f43e3736065441889cbebfb22a4eb74&amp;ei=10</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Dupont" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dupont</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DowChemical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DowChemical</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/3M" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3M</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ForeverChemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ForeverChemicals</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EPACuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EPACuts</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Deregulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Deregulation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpSucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpSucks</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WorldPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorldPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalDamage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalDamage</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GenXChemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GenXChemicals</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/3MLied" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3MLied</span></a></p>
Pia<p>"Ocean acidification is already impacting many ocean species, especially organisms like oysters and corals that make hard shells and skeletons by combining calcium and carbonate from seawater." <a href="https://www.noaa.gov/education/resource-collections/ocean-coasts/ocean-acidification" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.noaa.gov/education/re...</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23CO2" target="_blank">#CO2</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23AcidRain" target="_blank">#AcidRain</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23marine" target="_blank">#marine</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23ecosystem" target="_blank">#ecosystem</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23environment" target="_blank">#environment</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23fisheries" target="_blank">#fisheries</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23health" target="_blank">#health</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23security" target="_blank">#security</a><br><br><a href="https://www.noaa.gov/education/resource-collections/ocean-coasts/ocean-acidification" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Ocean acidification</a></p>
anlomedad<p>A new study connects recent regionally confined warming in China 2010ff to their strive for healthy air by scrubbing SO2 from their coal chimneys. * </p><p>In other news, India is lambasted by a politician for excluding most of their coal chimneys from SO2 scrubbing regulation. **</p><p>And here's a curious side effect of acid rain from SO2:<br>it reduces CO2 emissions from soil 💡 <br><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0341816221005725" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sciencedirect.com/science/arti</span><span class="invisible">cle/abs/pii/S0341816221005725</span></a> "Acid rain reduces soil CO2 emission and promotes soil organic carbon accumulation in association with decreasing the biomass and biological activity of ecosystems: A meta-analysis" by Ziqiang Liu et al 2022</p><p>So when large areas simultaneously get rid of SO2 pollution<br>, CO2 emissions start to rise noticeably? Europe's SO2 reduction was fastest, USA is her typical laggard, and China began 2010ff and is now already on par with a mid-1990s Europe, much faster than USA.<br> <br>My musings: <br>I guess, it means, once the soil removes the acid, CO2 emissions start to rise.<br>AFAIK, acid removal is no automatism in forest soil but I can imagine, removal from agricultural land happens automatically bit by bit during subsequent harvests? (Yum!)</p><p>Germany distributed chalk or something to her forest soils to counter the acidification and to rescue dying forests. </p><p>But. Plants and other beings suffer during acidification. And when forests recover they raise their carbon uptake. Crop yields also recover when the soil does, I reckon. (Indeed! see *** and pic 2, and also ****. Now I wonder whether the elsewhere celebrated yield gains are more due to cleaner air than genetical engineering and pesticides!)</p><p>Maybe, CO2 emissions from soil are balanced out by increased carbon uptake from healthier beings. <br>Does the paper say anything about all these musings?</p><p>"Overall, the responses of soil GHGs emissions to acid rain vary across different ecosystems, climates, soil types and experimental duration, and thus no consensus has emerged yet" 😁 </p><p>* "East Asian aerosol cleanup has likely contributed to the recent acceleration in global warming" by Samset et al <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-025-02527-3" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nature.com/articles/s43247-025</span><span class="invisible">-02527-3</span></a> <br>A Conversation piece by the authors: <a href="https://theconversation.com/cleaner-air-in-east-asia-may-have-driven-recent-acceleration-in-global-warming-our-new-study-indicates-260601" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/cleaner-ai</span><span class="invisible">r-in-east-asia-may-have-driven-recent-acceleration-in-global-warming-our-new-study-indicates-260601</span></a></p><p>** "‘Faulty premises’: Jairam Ramesh slams govt after it eases SO2 emission norms" <a href="https://theprint.in/india/faulty-premises-jairam-ramesh-slams-govt-after-it-eases-so2-emission-norms/2688855/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theprint.in/india/faulty-premi</span><span class="invisible">ses-jairam-ramesh-slams-govt-after-it-eases-so2-emission-norms/2688855/</span></a> </p><p>*** "The negative effects of simulated acid rain on maize physiology, grain quality and yield in a field trial" by Jidong Liao et al, 2025 <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1309104224003477" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sciencedirect.com/science/arti</span><span class="invisible">cle/abs/pii/S1309104224003477</span></a></p><p>**** "More Power Generation, More Wheat Losses? Evidence from Wheat Productivity in North China" by Fujin Yi et al 2024 . <br><a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10640-024-00841-6" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">link.springer.com/article/10.1</span><span class="invisible">007/s10640-024-00841-6</span></a></p><p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/SO2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SO2</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/AcidRain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AcidRain</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/SoilBiodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoilBiodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/soil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>soil</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/carbonUptake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>carbonUptake</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/CO2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CO2</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/greenhousegases" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>greenhousegases</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>agriculture</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/forest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>forest</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/cropyield" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cropyield</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a></p>
METTE<p>New YouTube video from METTE:</p><p>✨ Pouring, Dripping, Reigning. <a href="https://music-social.com/tags/ACIDRAIN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ACIDRAIN</span></a> wearing@AlexanderMcQueen to @YouTubeMusic Legacy Party ❤️</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2N2DhXKNnNE" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=2N2DhXKNnN</span><span class="invisible">E</span></a></p><p><a href="https://music-social.com/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://music-social.com/tags/mette" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mette</span></a> <a href="https://music-social.com/tags/youtube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>youtube</span></a> <a href="https://music-social.com/tags/musicsocial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>musicsocial</span></a></p>
Daniel Hoffmann🌻<p>Rollback of regulations for clean air can bring back <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/acidRain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>acidRain</span></a> with devastating effects on ecosystems and human health. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/27/acid-rain-trump-epa" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">25/mar/27/acid-rain-trump-epa</span></a></p>
Killer Rabbit 90<p>US could see return of acid rain due to Trump’s rollbacks, says scientist who discovered it <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/27/acid-rain-trump-epa" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">25/mar/27/acid-rain-trump-epa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uspoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspoli</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EPA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AcidRain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AcidRain</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnvironmentalProtections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalProtections</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TrumpIsBurningItAllDown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpIsBurningItAllDown</span></a></p>
DaLetra<p>Letra da música “Acid Rain” de Chance The Rapper<br /><a href="https://musician.social/tags/ChanceTheRapper" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ChanceTheRapper</span></a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/AcidRain" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AcidRain</span></a><br /><a href="https://daletra.com.br/chance-the-rapper/letra/acid-rain.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">daletra.com.br/chance-the-rapp</span><span class="invisible">er/letra/acid-rain.html</span></a></p>
DaLetra<p>Letra da música “Acid Rain” de Chance The Rapper<br /><a href="https://musician.social/tags/ChanceTheRapper" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ChanceTheRapper</span></a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/AcidRain" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AcidRain</span></a><br /><a href="https://daletra.com.br/chance-the-rapper/letra/acid-rain.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">daletra.com.br/chance-the-rapp</span><span class="invisible">er/letra/acid-rain.html</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PlasticRain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticRain</span></a> Is the New <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AcidRain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AcidRain</span></a></p><p>Plastic rain could prove to be a more insidious problem than acid rain.</p><p>by Matt Simon<br>June 12, 2020</p><p>"Hoof it through the national parks of the western United States—Joshua Tree, the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GrandCanyon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GrandCanyon</span></a>, Bryce Canyon—and breathe deep the pristine air. These are unspoiled lands, collectively a great American conservation story. Yet an invisible menace is actually blowing through the air and falling via raindrops: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Microplastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microplastic</span></a> particles, tiny chunks (by definition, less than 5 millimeters long) of fragmented plastic bottles and microfibers that fray from clothes, all <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/pollutants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollutants</span></a> that get caught up in Earth’s atmospheric systems and deposited in the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wilderness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wilderness</span></a>.</p><p>"Writing in the journal Science, researchers report a startling discovery: After collecting <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/rainwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rainwater</span></a> and air samples for 14 months, they calculated that over 1,000 metric tons of microplastic particles fall into 11 protected areas in the western US each year. That’s the equivalent of over 120 million plastic water bottles. </p><p>"'We just did that for the area of protected areas in the West, which is only 6 percent of the total US area,' says lead author Janice Brahney, an environmental scientist at Utah State University. 'The number was just so large, it's shocking.'</p><p>"It further confirms an increasingly hellish scenario: Microplastics are blowing all over the world, landing in supposedly pure habitats, like the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Arctic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Arctic</span></a> and the remote <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FrenchPyrenees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FrenchPyrenees</span></a>. They’re flowing into the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/oceans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oceans</span></a> via <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wastewater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wastewater</span></a> and tainting <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/deepsea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deepsea</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ecosystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecosystems</span></a>, and they’re even ejecting out of the water and blowing onto land in sea breezes. And now in the American West, and presumably across the rest of the world given that these are fundamental atmospheric processes, they are falling in the form of plastic rain—the new acid rain.</p><p>"Plastic rain could prove to be a more insidious problem than acid rain, which is a consequence of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SulfurDioxide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SulfurDioxide</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NitrogenOxide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NitrogenOxide</span></a> emissions. By deploying <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/scrubbers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scrubbers</span></a> in power plants to control the former, and catalytic converters in cars to control the latter, the US and other countries have over the last several decades cut down on the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/acidification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>acidification</span></a> problem. But microplastic has already corrupted even the most <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RemoteEnvironments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RemoteEnvironments</span></a>, and there’s no way to scrub water or land or air of the particles—the stuff is absolutely everywhere, and it’s not like there’s a plastic magnet we can drag through the oceans. What makes plastic so useful—its hardiness—is what also makes it an alarming pollutant: Plastic never really goes away, instead breaking into ever smaller bits that infiltrate ever smaller corners of the planet. Even worse, plastic waste is expected to skyrocket from 260 million tons a year to 460 million tons by 2030, according to the consultancy McKinsey. More people joining the middle class in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EconomicallyDeveloping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EconomicallyDeveloping</span></a> countries means more <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/consumerism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>consumerism</span></a> and more <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PlasticPackaging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticPackaging</span></a>. "</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://getpocket.com/explore/item/plastic-rain-is-the-new-acid-rain?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">getpocket.com/explore/item/pla</span><span class="invisible">stic-rain-is-the-new-acid-rain?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Crapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Crapitalism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BanPlastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BanPlastics</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OceansAreLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OceansAreLife</span></a></p>
DaLetra<p>Letra da música “Acid Rain” de Angra<br /><a href="https://musician.social/tags/Angra" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Angra</span></a> <a href="https://musician.social/tags/AcidRain" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AcidRain</span></a><br /><a href="https://daletra.com.br/angra/letra/acid-rain.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">daletra.com.br/angra/letra/aci</span><span class="invisible">d-rain.html</span></a></p>