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> This article is about heavily fluorinated organic compounds -- molecules with a carbon skeleton and all or most of the hydrogen atoms replaced by fluorine. s
by gtrubetskoy 10y ago
> This article is about heavily fluorinated organic compounds -- molecules with a carbon skeleton and all or most of the hydrogen atoms replaced by fluorine.
such as Teflon?
- philipkglass 10y agoYes, though Teflon itself is of such high molecular weight that it's not a hazard that way. Some chemical intermediates and additives associated with Teflon manufacturing and/or application are hazardous though, like perfluorooctanoic acid: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfluorooctanoic_acid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfluorooctanoic_acid