PFAS Forever Chemicals
The cluster focuses on PFAS chemicals, dubbed 'forever chemicals', discussing their environmental persistence, health risks like carcinogenicity and reproductive issues, widespread presence in products and water, corporate settlements, and debates over banning or restricting them.
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Yes, ban/restrict PFAShttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32980712
Are they needed more than PFAS?
Not everything that lasts is PFAS/forever chemicals, please don't fearmonger.
Relevant related: https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/new-way-destroy-p...https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.abm8868(Method to destroy PFAs)<a href="https:
Related. I've tried to stick to the major discussions; have I missed any?3M reaches $10.3B settlement over PFAS contamination of water systems - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36660751 - July 2023 (333 comments)USGS estimates at least 45% of U.S. tap water contain forever chemicals - https://news.
Here's a related 2016 article about PFOA and PFAS for anyone interested: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27140589
Aren't PFAS already everywhere, like microplastics?
"PFAS chemicals don't break down _easily_ over time"
I think you mean PFAS, not microplastics
We already spread PFAS / PFOA everywhere