Toxicology, Contaminants, and Environmental Health

Risk Assessment, Risk Management, and Risk Perception. January 31, 2023. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Risk Assessment, Risk Management, and Risk Perception

Flowback and Produced Water from Hydraulic Fracturing Disrupts Small Organisms After Acute 48-Hour Exposure, Presumably from Spills or Open Pits That Remain Open: Not Unexpected. February 21, 2023. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Flowback and Produced Water from Hydraulic Fracturing Disrupts Small Organisms After Acute 48-Hour Exposure, Presumably from Spills or Open Pits That Remain Open: Not Unexpected

Plants That Make Coke from Coal for Steel and Smelting Plants Are One of the Worst Sources of Air Pollution. August 20, 2023. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Plants That Make Coke from Coal for Steel and Smelting Plants Are One of the Worst Sources of Air Pollution

Lead-Acid Battery Recycling Facilities with Inadequate Pollution Controls are Poisoning People in Africa: There are Ways to Do It Safely. December 4, 2023. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Lead-Acid Battery Recycling Facilities with Inadequate Pollution Controls are Poisoning People in Africa: There are Ways to Do It Safely

Harmful Algae Blooms: The Dangers of Cyanobacteria and Eutrophication, and Remediation Efforts. December 25, 2023. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Harmful Algae Blooms: The Dangers of Cyanobacteria and Eutrophication, and Remediation Efforts

The Continued Prevalence of Black Lung Disease Among Coal Miners: A Preventable Tragedy and Yet Another Reason to Move Away from Coal: Silica Dust is the New Culprit. (July 2018, revised January 2024). January 14, 2024.  Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: The Continued Prevalence of Black Lung Disease Among Coal Miners: A Preventable Tragedy and Yet Another Reason to Move Away from Coal: Silica Dust is the New Culprit. (July 2018, revised January 2024)

Book Summary & Review: Living Downstream: An Ecologist’s Personal Investigation of Cancer and the Environment – by Sandra Steingraber, Ph.D. (Da Capo Press 1997, 2nd Ed. 2010). June 3, 2024. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Book Summary & Review: Living Downstream: An Ecologist’s Personal Investigation of Cancer and the Environment – by Sandra Steingraber, Ph.D. (Da Capo Press 1997, 2nd Ed. 2010)

Solid and Hazardous Waste Management: Overview and Current Issues. August 21, 2024.  Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Solid and Hazardous Waste Management: Overview and Current Issues

Risk Assessment: Summary and Review of Chapter 32 of Environmental Health: From Global to Local. Scott Bartell (Editor: Howard Frumkin, 2005), Pages 940-960. September 19, 2024. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Risk Assessment: Summary and Review of Chapter 32 of Environmental Health: From Global to Local. Scott Bartell (Editor: Howard Frumkin, 2005), Pages 940-960

Fluoride in Drinking Water: California Federal Court rules EPA Must Review Fluoridation Regulations. September 27, 2024. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Fluoride in Drinking Water: California Federal Court rules EPA Must Review Fluoridation Regulations

Exposure Science: What Toxicants Are We Consuming, Are They Dangerous, and How Do We Cope? January 15, 2025. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Exposure Science: What Toxicants Are We Consuming, Are They Dangerous, and How Do We Cope?

Radon Gas: Dangers, Exposure, Geochemistry, Mitigation Methods, and a New Map of Geographic Concentrations. January 23, 2025. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Radon Gas: Dangers, Exposure, Geochemistry, Mitigation Methods, and a New Map of Geographic Concentrations

Municipal and Industrial Wastewater Treatment: Standards and Contaminants, Including Emerging Contaminants, Trends, and Compliance. February 24, 2025. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Municipal and Industrial Wastewater Treatment: Standards and Contaminants, Including Emerging Contaminants, Trends, and Compliance

Contamination from Waste-to-Energy Facilities (Incinerators): New Studies in Europe Show High Dioxin, PFAS, and Heavy Metals Levels in Soil, Water, Vegetation, and Food. April 5, 2025. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Contamination from Waste-to-Energy Facilities (Incinerators): New Studies in Europe Show High Dioxin, PFAS, and Heavy Metals Levels in Soil, Water, Vegetation, and Food

Ethylene Oxide: Uses, Exposure, Toxicity, and Regulation. April 9, 2025. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Ethylene Oxide: Uses, Exposure, Toxicity, and Regulation

Mongolia’s Coal Pollution: A Lingering Health Problem That Needs Solutions: The Power of Siberia-2 Pipeline and Coal Seam Gas are Emerging as the Best Solutions. April 10, 2025. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Mongolia’s Coal Pollution: A Lingering Health Problem That Needs Solutions: The Power of Siberia-2 Pipeline and Coal Seam Gas are Emerging as the Best Solutions

Heavy Metal Soil Contamination: New Research Suggests 17% of Global Cropland Has Unsafe Levels. May 4, 2025. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Heavy Metal Soil Contamination: New Research Suggests 17% of Global Cropland Has Unsafe Levels

Brick Production Tweaks Can Significantly Reduce Air Pollution in Bangladesh Says New Study. May 29, 2025. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Brick Production Tweaks Can Significantly Reduce Air Pollution in Bangladesh Says New Study

Health, Safety, Environmental, and Climate Impact Comparisons of Energy Sources: Fossil Fuels Measure the Worst, Nuclear and Renewables Measure the Best – By Far. July 1, 2025. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Health, Safety, Environmental, and Climate Impact Comparisons of Energy Sources: Fossil Fuels Measure the Worst, Nuclear and Renewables Measure the Best – By Far

Trifluoroacetic Acid Rain: A Milder PFAS-Like Concern as Environmental Concentrations Grow. July 28, 2025. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Trifluoroacetic Acid Rain: A Milder PFAS-Like Concern as Environmental Concentrations Grow

Chemours Chemical Company, Formerly DuPont, Continues to Violate Its Permit by Releasing Contaminants into the Ohio River: Recently Ordered by a Judge to Stop. August 26, 2025. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Chemours Chemical Company, Formerly DuPont, Continues to Violate Its Permit by Releasing Contaminants into the Ohio River: Recently Ordered by a Judge to Stop

The State of Utah’s Environmental Dispute with Company U.S. Magnesium, the Company’s Chapter 11 Filing, and the Implications for Domestic Magnesium Supply. September 24, 2025. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: The State of Utah’s Environmental Dispute with Company U.S. Magnesium, the Company’s Chapter 11 Filing, and the Implications for Domestic Magnesium Supply

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       This is an interesting blog by a senior geologist specializing in CCS and decarbonization. I have attended one of Jason’s excellent ...