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Re:Study finds alarming levels of ‘forever chemicals’ in US ... by giantg2 on Thursday May 13, 2021 @09:33AM (#27141871)
Hours aren't too bad. Although we would still need to understand if they cause any issues in the body.

Anything with a half life of a year or more is concerning due to the near continual exposure. You'll accumulate it faster than you'll get rid of it.

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Re:Study finds alarming levels of ‘forever chemicals’ in US ... by filoeleven on Thursday May 13, 2021 @08:08PM (#27149097)
Endocrine disrupters (which these are) are bad at any level.

Don’t use alcohol-based disinfectants after handling heat-printed receipts, it makes the BPA absorption rate through your skin go way up.

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Re:Study finds alarming levels of ‘forever chemicals’ in US ... by giantg2 on Thursday May 13, 2021 @08:41PM (#27149298)
Soy is an endocrine disruptor and it's ok to eat in moderation. The same is true of fish with it's dioxin and mercury.

They aren't required to be eliminated, but minimized. I would be much more concerned with the duration of exposure (halflife) when working to reduce exposure given that it's impossible to completely eliminate.

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