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Re:Toxic fluorinated compounds found in drinking water of 33... by gtrubetskoy on Monday January 30, 2017 @05:30PM (#13525693)
> This article is about heavily fluorinated organic compounds -- molecules with a carbon skeleton and all or most of the hydrogen atoms replaced by fluorine.

such as Teflon?

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Re:Toxic fluorinated compounds found in drinking water of 33... by philipkglass on Monday January 30, 2017 @05:35PM (#13525734)
Yes, though Teflon itself is of such high molecular weight that it's not a hazard that way. Some chemical intermediates and additives associated with Teflon manufacturing and/or application are hazardous though, like perfluorooctanoic acid:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfluorooctanoic_acid

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