I can't figure out what they're worried about? These chemicals last "forever" because they are chemically inert. I've seen worries about byproducts from manufacturing, but people are raising alarms about levels of PFAS chemicals themselves with no conclusive evidence that they do anything at all.
There is a growing body of evidence that this class of chemicals are problematic. It is difficult to speak generally as there are over 4000 of them. The EU remarks "Of the relatively few well-studied PFAS, most are considered moderately to highly toxic, particularly for children’s development"[1] and estimate costs of up to EUR 52-84 billion from health related effects.
Readily available non-stick coatings for consumers are not worth that price.
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[ 4.7 ms ] story [ 12.7 ms ] threadReadily available non-stick coatings for consumers are not worth that price.
[1] https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/emerging-chemical-ris...
Can’t figure it out?
With everything we can’t figure out, when is corrupting the natural world with our byproducts not conclusively a bad idea? By default?
Please don’t let our careless ignorance define our relationship with the natural world.
Be afraid of human incompetence!