1y ago

Toxic PFAS absorbed through skin at levels higher than previously thought

www.theguardian.com

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17080384

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1y ago

Toxic PFAS absorbed through skin at levels higher than previously thought

www.theguardian.com /environment/article/2024/jun/30/pfas-absorbed-skin-study

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In the last year I have switched to all cast iron, carbon steel, and stainless steel for all my pots and pans.
No Teflon or "non-stick" coated garbage for me. Properly seasoned and cared for cast iron, carbon, or stainless steel will all be nearly as good as a "non-stick" pan and doesn't have the risk factor.
Recently, non-stick pans have been released that supposedly are safer, but I don't really feel like trusting billion dollar corpos to not lie for the 20th time about that, not when there are fantastic alternatives.
- Non-stick cookware isn't a significant source of PFAS exposure because while technically a PFAS, PTFE is a stable polymer. This is important because you might have replaced your cookware and feel safe while not realizing that the sofa and the rug in your home are spewing PFAS in the air every time you brush against them. I threw out a nice sofa because of this. Furniture and carpets are the main source for residential PFAS exposure. Unless your water is super contaminated of course.
  
  What's this about my rug? There's devils piss there as well? We truly are fucked.
  
  Fair point. Frustrating to feel like we live in a world of literally "pick your poison."
  
  PTFE pans often contain other PFCs, so no you're really safe with a PFTE pan.
  You Can’t Always Trust Claims on ‘Non-Toxic’ Cookware
When all of our great-grandchildren are mutant flesh lumps with the intelligence of a border collie, this will be a big factor.
- Luckily the EPA now has no power to do anything about it either, all but guaranteeing it gets worse before it ever gets better.
  
  On Friday, I was told that it was a good thing these cases are being handled by the judiciary again.
  The same judiciary which is currently deliberating on whether or not the president can legally commit felonies.
  
  Bold of you to assume it'll get better
- Will Devon still player our sewer concert? If so, I’m ok with it.
PFOA is a relatively larger compound, and smaller “short-chain” PFAS that industry now more commonly produces and claims are safer were absorbed at higher levels – up to nearly 60% of one short chain compound dose was absorbed by the skin.
“This is important because we see a shift in industry towards chemicals with shorter chain lengths because these are believed to be less toxic – however the trade-off might be that we absorb more of them, so we need to know more about the risks involved,” said study co-author Stuart Harrad.
Oh nice. Well at least shorter chain PFAS degrade faster, but that's a shit consolation prize.
Previously admitted

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