55 New Pollutants Found in the Human Body

Scientists recently discovered 55 new chemicals in the human body that were previouly not known to exist in it. A remarkable find that not only shows the magnitude of environmental pollution and how we really do not know the depth and extent of it.

1. 1 is used as a pesticide (bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidini-4-y) decanedioate) 
2. 2 are PFASs (methyl perfluoroundecanoate, most likely used in the manufacturing of non-stick cookware and waterproof fabrics; 2-perfluorodecyl ethanoic acid) 
3. 10 are used as plasticizers (e.g. Sumilizer GA 80 – used in food packaging, paper plates, small appliances) 
4. 2 are used in cosmetics 
5. 4 are high production volume (HPV) chemicals  
6. 37 have little to no information about their sources or uses (e.g., 1-(1-Acetyl-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-4-yl)-3-dodecylpyrrolidine-2,5-dione, used in manufacturing fragrances and paints—this chemical is so little known that there is currently no acronym—and (2R0-7-hydroxy-8-(2-hydroxyethyl)-5-methoxy-2-,3-dihydrochromen-4-one (Acronym: LL-D-253alpha), for which there is limited to no information about its uses or sources 

To read the article: 

Scientists Detect 55 Chemicals Never Before Reported in People – 42 “Mystery Chemicals” Whose Sources Are Unknown

 

Updating Sacred Sites--Honeoye Wildlife Inlet Wildlife Management Area

Since I published Sacred Sites in North Star Country: Places in Greater New York State (PA,OH,NJ,CT,MA,VT,ONT) That Changed the World in 2017 I have continued to look for and survey locations that have Fields of Consciousness (FOC).   Yesterday I went to Honeoye Inlet Wildlife Management Area - NYS Dept. of ...www.dec.ny.gov › outdoor

Honeoye Wildlife Inlet Wildlife Management Area

I took advantage of this past week's warm weather to do some exploring and look for Fields of Consciousness. A map dowsing, where I scan a map holding dowsing rods and imagine the I were walking on the ground showed there were Fields of Consciousness (FOC) at Honeoye, an S6-8. An S6-S8 is when there are 6 or 8 FOC stacked upon each other.  Here is a map with trails.

I parked at the northern end. To get to the trailhead I had to walk through a pasture with a barn that is owned by by the Nature Conservancy.

The trail was straight up. A mountain climb that was steep at the beginning and gradually lost incline as you progressed. It took my over an hour to get to the top. There was no snow on the trail as I began, but as I got closer to the top began to increasingly appear.

What a Sweet FOC

Wow, Well worth the walk. The vibe of the FOC was Very Positive to Extremely Positive. It had a very sweet and warm feel to it.

It was a Stacked 8 (S8), with 8 FOC stickup upon each other. The positive increased the strength of the FOC. If you are at all familiar with my work you know that I believe that our thoughts and actions can either enhance or diminish as aspect of Mother Earth. Clearly it had not been disturbed by humankind or modernity.

My dog Jaeda Bear and other objects mark the center area of the FOC. FOC often come in a series of 3 high points. My backpack, seat cushion and Jaeda Bear mark those areas where 8 FOC are stacked upon each other.

As you can see there was plenty of snow on top. 

It was another wonderful day in Nature. And a good fortune to find another FOC that was very Sweet!

So far I have found over an  additional thirty locations that have FOC that I hope to add to a revision of  book. Many of these places are in New York (Central, Finger Lakes, Western, North Country, Southern Tier) but I have also found places in Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Canada.  Here are some of my previous  survey posts on places I have found.

Updating Sacred Sites--Selkirk Shores

Sacred Sites Update--Macedon's Butterfly Nature Trail  

Vermont New Hampshire Trip, Part 1--Overview

Sacred Sites Survey--Oxbow Falls, Canastota, NY

Grafton NYS Park, Hennig Preserve Surveys Part 1Sacred Sites Survey--Danby State Forest.

Sixth Extinction Author Tells How Attempts to Control the Environment Have Backfired

In the video below pulitzer prize winning author Elizabeth Kolbert of The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History speaks about her new book Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future. She tells how the best laid plans to to control or change the environment have backfired.