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Do you think PFAS will be the lead/asbestos of our generation? (www.nytimes.com)

submitted 1 year ago by Wahots@pawb.social to c/chat

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I've read more than a handful of articles on PFAS, but this one really underscored just how prevalent they are- concentrated in fish, dental floss, blood donations, shoes, food packaging, explosives, food, water, the air, etc. Not only does the sheer number of them concern me, but the fact that they will be difficult to replace in anything that needs to be waterproof, high temperature resistant, or perhaps airtight is concerning.

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[–] shanghaibebop 6 points 1 year ago

In terms of harm, almost everything will be several orders of magnitude less than lead. PFAS and Microplastics might be bad, but they really aren't on the same level of bad as lead, which is known to cause severe societal harm due to its impact on the neural system.