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Scientists find a simple way to destroy 'forever chemicals' — by beheading them (www.livescience.com)

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the chemicals may interfere with the body's hormones, raise cholesterol levels, affect fertility and increase the risk of certain cancers, according to the EPA."

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well it's not really a decision between "either not use them at all, or have a proper way to dispose of them"

Yes, there are applications we don't have alternative materials that we can agree are essential like safety products. That being said, we should definitely cut down our use of PFAS for items like floss, cosmetics, etc while continuing to look for alternatives. We use it far too much just for added convenience, but that convenience could be doing a lot of harm.

https://cen.acs.org/environment/persistent-pollutants/say-goodbye-PFAS/97/i46

Kinda like the idea in this article, seems like a good compromise