As lawmakers around the world weigh bans of 'forever chemicals,” many manufacturers are pushing back, saying there often is no substitute.

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    1 year ago

    These terrible chemicals are just not worth it at all.

    The only people suffering from forever chemicals being banned are the people producing these poisons.

    You can’t even drink rainwater anymore. This is killing us.

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      1 year ago

      Quiz question : when electric vehicle catches on fire what do you use to put the fire out?

      Hint : you can’t use water

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      1 year ago

      No, everyone on the planet will be suffering, because PFAS are vital for the manufacturing of integrated circuits, without them, we wouldn’t have computers, and by extension, all the products the latter made possible.