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PFAS are linked with cancer, fertility issues, and developmental delays in children — yet the E.P.A. has moved to weaken regulations designed to protect Americans

  • Llituro [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.net
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    4 days ago

    Can’t believe I’m recommending this, but Veritaseum just put out a rather good video the other day about the history of the PFAS problem and how pervasive it is, info about the dangers. Long story short, I guess we all get to look forward to some thyroid cancer.

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      4 days ago

      This video is worth sharing as agitprop alongside the news story. It’s a good summary of the situation and pretty entertaining considering the subject.

      Extrwmely fortuitous timing for Veritaserum, because this video looks like it took months to shoot and edit

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        I do like Veritaseum in part because their production quality is at the level of the old Discovery channel or 2000s TV in general when it was more documentary style than the reality tv style it became in the 2010s and ever since. I’m glad someone is still making quality nerdy, informative shit I can watch.

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      Just watched it yesterday and it’s well done. I was definitely surprised about the assessment that nonstick/Teflon cookware is not the primary source of contamination most likely due to the size of the molecules apparently. Link for those who have an hour to kill on the deep dive https://youtu.be/SC2eSujzrUY