klevertree1

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   Non-responsive is non-responsive(trevorklee.substack.com)

   2 points by klevertree1 4mo ago|0 comments
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   by klevertree1 5mo ago

   All the older firefighting foam did. Some of the new stuff does. There's also some amount of "poisoning" from the old equipment to the new foam. Unfortunately, PFAS sticks around forever, so everywhere that the old firefighti
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   by klevertree1 5mo ago

   PFAS (and, to a lesser extent, plasticizers) circulate from the blood to the gut ~5 times per day through enterohepatic circulation ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enterohepatic_circulation ). This is why cholestyramine
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   by klevertree1 5mo ago

   Two notes for cynical HN crowd: 1. Why you/penguins should care about this: PFAS suppress immune function and reduce reproductive success in birds [1]. They transfer from mothers to eggs and disrupt thyroid hormones and immune organ de
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   by klevertree1 10mo ago

   I have mixed feelings about this. On the one hand, I think microplastics, and the chemicals that leach from them, plasticizers, are incredibly serious issues. In fact, my company, NeutraOat (neutraoat.com), is creating a modified oat fiber
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   by klevertree1 11mo ago

   I'm tackling part of the issue of food toxin remediation with my new venture, NeutraOat (neutraoat.com). It's a modified oat fiber supplement that selectively traps BPA, PFAS, and plasticizers in the gut and reduces levels in the
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   The place of humans in machine society(trevorklee.substack.com)

   2 points by klevertree1 1y ago|0 comments
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   by klevertree1 1y ago

   I'm making a product to help trap plasticizers in the digestive tract and prevent them from getting into the bloodstream, NeutraOat (NeutraOat.com). I was originally inspired by PlasticList, and actually made a quiz on my website based