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At this point, there are very, very few new toxic products like this that are actually necessary. TBT was only in use for 40 years, ending in about 1980. I'm
by hedora 3y ago
At this point, there are very, very few new toxic products like this that are actually necessary. TBT was only in use for 40 years, ending in about 1980. I'm sure whatever paint naval vessels used during the run-up to WWII is still good enough for most use cases today.
Similarly, I can't figure out why today's paper straws are soaked in PFAS instead of being coated in food-grade wax, as they were during the ~ 80 years before plastic straws were invented. Wax coated paper straws suck, but then, so do pfas coated paper straws, so that's not the reason.
- OfSanguineFire 3y agoCould it be that the wax used (as in many food-grade items) was paraffin wax, ultimately a product of the oil industry, and PFAS proved cheaper than a hydrocarbon-based solution?
- philipkglass 3y agoI don't think that could explain it. PFAS also derive from hydrocarbons, but with more expensive chemical engineering required to get to the final product.