Episode 8 - Sacrifice Zones, Pt. 4 - Let's talk about BASF
Mar 1, 2023 ·
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**This episode is dedicated to Mary Gladell Rice Martin (1932 - 2023). She was an amazing woman, a pillar in her community, and a lifelong BASF employee in South Carolina....
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**This episode is dedicated to Mary Gladell Rice Martin (1932 - 2023). She was an amazing woman, a pillar in her community, and a lifelong BASF employee in South Carolina. Her life was the motivation for this episode.**
BASF is the world’s largest chemical company. BASF is also one of the world’s greatest purveyors of environmental racism and injustice. Part 4 of our series on “Sacrifice Zones” dives into ProPublica’s investigation into the sacrifice zones created from the work of BASF that goes into just one product: Cascade Dishwasher Detergent. Join us!
Learn More about BASF and its impact*:
Propublica Investigation: The Dirty Secret of America's Clean Dishes
Research: Link between benzene and leukemia
Research: Ethylene Oxide and Cancer
*If you are unable to view any of the resources listed above, please reach out to me, and I will send you a PDF copy.
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BASF is the world’s largest chemical company. BASF is also one of the world’s greatest purveyors of environmental racism and injustice. Part 4 of our series on “Sacrifice Zones” dives into ProPublica’s investigation into the sacrifice zones created from the work of BASF that goes into just one product: Cascade Dishwasher Detergent. Join us!
Learn More about BASF and its impact*:
Propublica Investigation: The Dirty Secret of America's Clean Dishes
Research: Link between benzene and leukemia
Research: Ethylene Oxide and Cancer
*If you are unable to view any of the resources listed above, please reach out to me, and I will send you a PDF copy.
Connect with our Environmental Justice Lab community:
Instagram: @envjusticelab
Facebook: www.facebook.com/EnvironmentalJusticeLab
Email: theenvironmentaljusticelab@gmail.com
Blog Forum: https://lesleysjoseph.wixsite.com/lesleyjoseph/blog
Don’t forget to subscribe and rate the podcast wherever you listen!
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