PFAS and Power Lines Cause Cancer?

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The discussion centers on the potential health risks associated with PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) and their alleged link to cancer, particularly in relation to treated textiles and artificial turf. Participants express skepticism about claims made in a CNN opinion article, highlighting a lack of concrete evidence connecting PFAS exposure from clothing to cancer. They reference research by Dr. Graham Peaslee from Notre Dame, which indicates that PFAS can be released from treated textiles at parts-per-million levels, significantly higher than the EPA's maximum allowable concentration for arsenic in drinking water. The conversation draws parallels between PFAS concerns and historical claims about power lines causing cancer, suggesting that fearmongering may overshadow scientific evidence.

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pinball1970 said:
Which part? @Bystander
"Everything" causes cancer/"Oh!My!Gawd!It's!Dip!"**/Global Warming/the latest fad/.... Seventy-some years, chem. degree/geo-chem minor, have somewhat jaded me. **Jessica Rabbit, WFRR.
 
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pinball1970 said:
You not think that is disrespectful?

Do I post like a sensationalist idiot? If not DON'T reply to me like that.
Not you, the study.
 
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The FDA has announced that there will be no more food wrappers/containers that use PFAS as a grease barrier in the US. These include coated paper products such as fast food wrappers, boxes, and bags.
 
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gleem said:
The FDA has announced that there will be no more food wrappers/containers that use PFAS as a grease barrier
I had some arguments with some street food brands for not serving takeaways to my long lasting plastic boxes, only to their fancy disposable almost-paper almost-unusable whatever... o0)

(Here, it was quite common for these kind of restaurants to accept customer-brought containers - but that changed when it became a business to sell 2 cent trash/plastic for half euro each...)
 
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We have several PFAS threads going here, I wasn't sure which one to place this link. Here is a Veritasium piece on youtube. I think the content is better than the click-baity title. Warning - this one is nearly an hour long. And it has quite a few advertisements.