The chemical industry took a page out of the tobacco playbook when they discovered and suppressed their knowledge of health harms caused by exposure to PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), according to an analysis of previously secret industry documents by UC San Francisco (UCSF) researchers.
  • zekiz@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Isn’t that known since the early 2000s?

    Bad enough that they covered that up for 50 years or so. They knew that the chemicals needed to produce PTFE (Teflon) are toxic but still covered that up and said they’re harmless.

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOPMEnglish
      01·
      1 year ago

      This is a perfect example of capitalism creating perverse incentives that result in untold amounts of human suffering.