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Reminder: - The waterproof tape you used for your plumbing is made of PFAS. - Your floss too - Microwave popcorn and cupcakes - Contact lenses - Tampons

• ars 3y ago
  That's not true. Teflon is not a PFAS because it's missing the "tail" that makes it active. Teflon's predecessor PFOA is a PFAS, but there's not normally any remaining in the final produce. There is a valid concern with manufacturing of course, but not with use.
  • mensetmanusman 3y ago
    Teflon is a subset of pfas. The discussion around this issue is just as unsophisticated as sating 'nuclear bad.'
  • jjcon 3y ago
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polytetrafluoroethylene https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polytetrafluoroethylene > Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is a synthetic fluoropolymer of tetrafluoroethylene. It belongs to the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)) and has numerous applications. The commonly known brand name of PTFE-based composition is Teflon by Chemours, a spin-off from DuPont, which originally discovered the compound in 1938.
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    • ars 3y ago
      Quoting Wikipedia doesn't actually change the nature of the chemical at hand. Would it help if I edited Wikipedia to clarify things? PTFE is inert, it is not chemically active like a PFAS. The fact that it has a related chemical structure is interesting, but also not relevant.
      • fragmede 3y ago
        > Would it help if I edited Wikipedia to clarify things? Yes! that's the whole point of Wikipedia!