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Sara Perl Egendorf

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aka Perl (they/she) PhD. Learning from soils and people who work with them. Participatory Researcher with NYC Compost Project Hosted By Earth Matter.

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Our newest work on lead exposure and environmental justice out today in @AguGeohealth and free for all to read! @theAGU Bottom line--racial disparity of lead exposure is associated with lead-contaminated community soils @HowardWMielke @Prepared4Change agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/20…


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5/6 The good news - you can help make a difference. Here are 8 ways to take action when lead contaminates your community’s soil. publicintegrity.org/environment/gh…


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Lead continues to sicken millions of children around the world Here is a great solutions piece by @YCabreraOC that features many innovative projects (@dr_perl_ @HowardPhd ) to solve the lead issue, including ours @Prepared4Change and @IUImpact grist.org/solutions/soil…


What the F?! We are unthinkable without fungi, yet seldom do we think about them. We need to add a 3rd “F” – funga – to the protected Flora & Fauna & write this neglected kingdom of life into conservation, policy, and research frameworks. faunaflorafunga.org @MerlinSheldrake


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NYC City Council passed new lead poisoning prevention legislation today. Here are a few highlights on how it would change city protocols: 1.) It expands the scope of investigation the Dept of Health is required to conduct when a child tests with an elevated blood lead level. 1/x


Thank you community composters for all you do! @SaveNYCCompost

Exposure to lead in soil affecting people of color is an urgent environmental justice issue, the No. 1 recommendation to limit exposure is to use clean soil & compost. @dr_perl_ on the essentiality of compost & why the city must guarantee processing space.



Cornell begins to reckon with university’s ties to Indigenous dispossession. Looking forward to more of this with Cornell, and all our settler colonial institutions. cals.cornell.edu/news/faculty-r…


Pedro is family of my family. He's improving but needs our help! gofundme.com/f/5ew63-hope-f…


Brownsville is not a sacrifice zone. Residents fight gas pipeline. ny1.com/share/nyc/all-…


After brutal budget cuts, compost sites face eviction by Parks Department politi.co/3l4BAEe


We must save Community Compost Sites! They are vital resources and provide ESSENTIAL green jobs to reduce waste, mitigate climate change, and enhance urban green space. Please add your letter here: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-t…


Let’s keep limiting garden risks! I’ll be facilitating a zoom workshop tomorrow at 1pm, hosted by @enyfarms Come learn how to join us in making a clean soil distribution network in NYC! Zoom link in bio This… instagram.com/p/CEZRaGuDgi8/…


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BREAKING: New York voters! All eligible voters will be able to cast their ballots by mail for November’s election, but you must apply for one. (1/6)


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Growth of fungal mycelium and spores (Neurospora). The Latin root of the word ‘extravagant’ means ‘to wander outside or beyond’. It is a good word for mycelium, which wanders outside and beyond its prior limits. Mycelial networks are bodies without body plans. . 📹©@patrickhickey


I want the world to know! We have a legacy of scientists working to limit our #legacylead. Forever grateful to Clair Patterson, Howard Mielke, and so many others. "The Most Important Scientist You’ve Never Heard Of mentalfloss.com/article/94569/…


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