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Related: About this forumIllnesses Rise At California Apple Facility Built On Superfund Site - The Ring of Fire
Via Americas Lawyer: A former project manager turned whistleblower reveals the toxic work conditions at Apples Sunnyvale office, which sits atop a mound of industrial waste.
Apple Wanted Her Fired. It Settled on an Absurd Excuse
https://gizmodo.com/apple-wanted-her-fired-it-settled-on-an-absurd-excuse-1847868789
Apple, which has its own history of poorly handling toxic waste in Sunnyvale, did not conduct adequate testing, according to Gjøvik, whose concerns about the noxious compound grew after she recalled having once fainted at work for reasons she could not at the time explain. She wanted to know why Apple hadnt done more to keep employees abreast of the situation and asked to talk to a health and safety manager. Notes she recorded during the conversation, later shared with the EPA, stated: Apple decided no legal requirement.
I thought I was dying: My apartment was built on toxic waste
https://sfbayview.com/2021/03/i-thought-i-was-dying-my-apartment-was-built-on-toxic-waste/
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Illnesses Rise At California Apple Facility Built On Superfund Site - The Ring of Fire (Original Post)
ItsjustMe
Jan 2022
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PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)1. I wonder what the toxicity of tattoo ink is.
Best wishes to her.
ItsjustMe
(11,230 posts)3. Many Apple Fanboys Have Tattoos
alittlelark
(18,890 posts)2. The Bay Area has among the highest # of Superfund sites
I lived there for almost 30 years - once u learn what the surface plumbing of these sites look like u r shocked to see them EVERYWHERE. As time went on the surface plumbing became hidden.