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Re:Cancer-Linked Chemicals Manufactured by 3M Are Turning Up... by ams6110 on Monday November 05, 2018 @02:52PM (#18385353)
Which synthetics? Does that include polyester? Rayon?
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Re:Cancer-Linked Chemicals Manufactured by 3M Are Turning Up... by blacksmith_tb on Monday November 05, 2018 @03:13PM (#18385516)
I believe polyester microfibers are the main culprit[1], rayon is made from cellulose so I would expect it to break down easily.

1: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jun/20/microfib...

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