Los Angeles County has temporarily suspended air quality standards to allow the incineration of covid-19 victims, according to a executive order passed through the South Coast Air Quality Management District over the weekend. The rules will be suspended for 10 days as the region operates through a “backward” of people who have died from the coronavirus pandemic, which is not yet controlled in many parts of the country.
Los Angeles County has 28 crematoria, although the law prohibits these facilities from operating at full capacity to reduce air pollution. But with more than 2,700 bodies currently sitting in cold rooms due to the influx of patients killed by the covid-19 crisis, local authorities have decided that the dirtiest air is the price Angelenos will have to pay if it ever s will clear the delay.
“The coroner has determined that the current death rate in Los Angeles County is more than double that of pre-pandemic years and predicts another increase is approaching as a result of the New Year’s holiday, as deaths tend to occur between 4 and 6 weeks after meetings and the capacity of the management system of the deceased, including hospitals, funeral homes, crematoria and the forensic office, is being surpassed, ”says l ‘executive order.
Los Angeles has been particularly hard hit by the covid-19 pandemic, and the county has recently surpassed one million cases. The county also reported 13,936 deaths Monday night. According to Johns Hopkins University, the United States has identified more than 24 million cases and at least 398,000 deaths coronavirus scanner.
Incinerators create air pollution and are triggered traces of hazardous chemicals, such as mercury. The most common source of mercury in the cremation process is the dental fillings of the deceased Baby Boomers, a generation that received mercury dental work before alternatives were developed.
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Like a 2015 study for the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency found:
…Mercury in dental amalgams is known to vaporize after exposure to high cremation temperature (1400 to 2000 ° F). It is transmitted in the air to emissions at 674 ° F and contributes to environmental pollution of mercury (Mari and Domingo, 2009). The possible health effects of mercury exposure released from dental amalgam restorations during cremation have generated public concern and debate.
Vaccines are being rolled out across the United States, but the process has been plagued with problems, thanks in large part to a fully practical approach by the Trump regime that has left local governments to fend for themselves. And while Los Angeles hoped to receive vaccinations for all medical personnel before opening blows to other segments of the population, the county announced Monday afternoon that it would now allow anyone 65 or older to be vaccinated from January 21st.
“Over the past few weeks, Los Angeles County has been administering the vaccine to front-line health workers, so they can stay safe while performing the important life-saving task, and to residents and staff of skilled nursing and care centers. long-term facilities, “said Hilda Solis, chair of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, in a statement sent to your website.
“The deployment of the COVID-19 vaccine has been a huge undertaking, especially during an unprecedented wave in which cases, hospitalizations and deaths continue to skyrocket,” Solis continued. “However, if we want to get out of this dark winter, it is critical that we advance vaccination of people over 65 or as soon as possible, in line with Governor Gavin Newsom’s recommendations.”
Although the end is seen, there are still a few months to go, as local health authorities continue to make difficult decisions, in some cases, between vaccinating medical workers or the elderly. And in even more disturbing cases, the choice is difficult between cleaner air and the public health crisis that is created with the presence of too many corpses around.