Bryan Johnson@bryan_johnson
D.C. is giving itself a hazardous dose of toxins tonight
> largest fireworks in U.S. history
> dropping 9 metric tons of toxic chemicals on city
> air quality 2-8x higher than "hazardous"
> toxins 17-57x higher than acceptable levels
> chemicals settling into ground, water, food
Ave person will inhale:
> 81 ug Strontium: deposits in lung tissue
> 81 ug Barium: potent gastrointestinal, cardiac toxicant
> 27 ug Aluminum oxides: pulmonary inflammation
> 27 ug Titanium oxides: pulmonary inflammation
> 27 ug Copper: oxidative stress respiratory
> 27 ug Antimony, trace compounds: known carcinogen
It will be an acute exposure. Also, idk, is there another way to celebrate our 250th?