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>"Benzene is everywhere, particularly in trace amounts in otherwise harmless products." Note -> Everywhere 'Today' because of your listed modern products. No
by FrustratedMonky 3y ago
>"Benzene is everywhere, particularly in trace amounts in otherwise harmless products."
Note ->
Everywhere 'Today' because of your listed modern products.
Not, Everywhere because it is some natural thing.
Saying it is "Everywhere" seems to imply it is ok. The point is, we are all exposed now.
- elevaet 3y agoI didn't pick up on it being ok as the implication, rather that it's not ok because it's everywhere in otherwise harmless products.
- FrustratedMonky 3y agoSorry. Think you are correct. I read word 'harmless' and associated it with entire comment indicating 'harmless'. But on closer reading, it could be as you say, and it is not trying to excuse it.
- sidewndr46 3y agothe same thing is true of brominated fire retardants. Somewhere along the way it was decided flameproofing was necessary for consumer products. As a result, we all get a free does of bromine in our homes! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brominated_flame_retardant https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brominated_flame_retardant
- mrguyorama 3y agoThat article says that BFRs only account for 20% of the flame retardant market, and the vast majority of that goes into printed circuit boards and electrical components. There's no reference for that section, and I wonder if that calculation is by value, rather than by volume or weight, which would rather massively skew the calculation. Poisons don't usually care how much you paid for them.