4 ms·
"By 1965, DuPont had indication that PFAS increased the liver and kidney weight of rats. In the late ’70s and early ’80s, the companies were seeing alarming si
by sharts 3y ago
"By 1965, DuPont had indication that PFAS increased the liver and kidney weight of rats.
In the late ’70s and early ’80s, the companies were seeing alarming signals in their animal studies — in one study, monkeys exposed to extreme levels of PFAS died — and among their employees. In 1979, DuPont observed that workers who had contact with the chemicals appeared to have higher rates of abnormal liver function."
So, in other words we've known since BEFORE we landed on the moon and, still, nobody cares.
Scientists will study this while nothing changes and then perhaps some treatments will be released at exorbitant cost (of course, sighting the research and development costs of the treatment as the reason without any acknowledgement of costs to the people for unwittingly being exposed to this garbage in the first place).
Are we even making forward progress as a civilization anymore?