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2024-04-26 Science & Technology

Crackdown on PFAS: What to know about the ‘forever chemicals' in everyday use

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Posted by Besoeker 2024-04-26 05:46|| || Front Page|| [153 views ] Top

#1 No way around it, PFAS also impacts the rich and famous. It must be dealt with.

Posted by Besoeker 2024-04-26 05:58|| 2024-04-26 05:58|| Front Page Top

#2 ‘forever chemicals' means they're not very reactive chemically.

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-04-26 06:16|| 2024-04-26 06:16|| Front Page Top

#3 /\ Yep. Upsides and downsides. Better living through chemistry. Sorta.

Posted by Whiskey Mike 2024-04-26 06:57|| 2024-04-26 06:57|| Front Page Top

#4 ^I mean they're unlikely to have negative health effects on humans.

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-04-26 07:07|| 2024-04-26 07:07|| Front Page Top

#5 Let me guess. PFAs interfere with the estrogen and benzodiazapenes in the water supply.

Posted by M. Murcek 2024-04-26 07:13|| 2024-04-26 07:13|| Front Page Top

#6 ‘forever chemicals' means they're not very reactive chemically.

I was wondering about this the other day. We don't leave buckets of hydrogen fluoride sitting out because the dog might knock one over and make a mess, but no one gets upset about the gigatons of highly unreactive silicon dioxide lying out in the open on our beaches.

Posted by SteveS 2024-04-26 10:04|| 2024-04-26 10:04|| Front Page Top

#7 Chemicals are skeery...

Posted by M. Murcek 2024-04-26 10:07|| 2024-04-26 10:07|| Front Page Top

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