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*Kendrick Lamar scream* "Nitrogen, phosphorus, chloride, oil and cyanide were among the 371m lbs of pollutants released into waterways by just 41 Tyson slaughterhouses and mega processing plants between 2018 and 2022. According to research by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), the contaminants were dispersed in 87bn gallons of wastewater – which also contains blood, bacteria and animal feces – and released directly into streams, rivers, lakes and wetlands relied on for drinking water, fishing and recreation. The UCS analysis, shared exclusively with the Guardian, is based on the most recent publicly available water pollution data Tyson is required to report under current regulations. The wastewater was enough to fill about 132,000 Olympic-size pools, according to a Guardian analysis." 🙃Excellent coverage from Nina Lakhani for The Guardian US: https://lnkd.in/eq6ZajdT #WaterPollution

Revealed: Tyson Foods dumps millions of pounds of toxic pollutants into US rivers and lakes

Revealed: Tyson Foods dumps millions of pounds of toxic pollutants into US rivers and lakes

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