> 3. The ability to detect these compounds has gotten much better over the years. We’re now talking parts per trillion measurements. At those levels you can fin

> 3. The ability to detect these compounds has gotten much better over the years. We’re now talking parts per trillion measurements. At those levels you can find just about anything. A lot of the current panic is a combo of this ability to measure things combined with “2” above around any detection being slated as terrible. Unfortunately, unlike many other common toxins, PFAS is actually toxic at parts per trillion levels. It’s not just a matter of “we detected trace amounts.” > 4. Both the reporting and public’s reactions tend to be illogical. PFAS found at a nearby factory? Shut it down. Sue everyone. However a growing body of evidence is finding PFAS in things like synthetic turf playing fields and yet with rare exception most school districts seem perfectly happy having these instead of plain old grass Shutting down a factory is logical. Using a PFAS turf field is illogical. Is that what you meant? Or did you really mean to imply that we shouldn’t shut down the factory until we remove the turf field as well?