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Well, that is interesting to detect new PFAS chemicals in water. Then, we get this this neat tidbit: "The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) keeps a list of
by rdudek 3y ago
Well, that is interesting to detect new PFAS chemicals in water. Then, we get this this neat tidbit:
"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) keeps a list of more than 14,000 known or potential per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)."
Why do we need 14,000+ different PFAS substances? I honestly did not know there was this many out there.
- whatever1 3y agoWhen we do chemical reactions (specially organic) we always have some by products
- cyanydeez 3y agoOne word: Patents
- hanniabu 3y agoSo that when one is banned for causing cancer you can just tweak the formula so that it's technically different assume can bypass bans even though it's essentially the same thing and just as toxic.
- bordercases 3y agoDrug analogue laws pass to enforce against this behavior in the medical space. I wonder how this is different.