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3M will stop manufacturing them in 2025, but others currently manufacture them, and I assume they will continue for many more years. Historically they were rep
by hedora 3y ago
3M will stop manufacturing them in 2025, but others currently manufacture them, and I assume they will continue for many more years.
Historically they were replaced with other, poorly understood, but similarly bad materials.
For instance, PFAS replaced PFOA’s, and now they are considering replacing PFAS with PFAS [not a typo]:
https://www.epa.gov/assessing-and-managing-chemicals-under-tsca/new-chemicals-program-review-alternatives-pfoa-and https://www.epa.gov/assessing-and-managing-chemicals-under-t...
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