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Re:Microplastics Detected in the Marine Air from Norway to t... by manmal on Friday August 18, 2023 @01:21AM (#37171622)
This applies to pure PET, but not chlorinated/fluorinated PET, which have been shown to contain PFAS.
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Re:Microplastics Detected in the Marine Air from Norway to t... by ars on Friday August 18, 2023 @03:47AM (#37172484)
I googled and fluorinated PET does not seem to exist. In fact one source said it's not even possible to do that.

And just adding fluorine to something does NOT make it a PFAS! PFAS is a very specific chemical, not everything with chlorine or fluorine is a PFAS.

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Re:Microplastics Detected in the Marine Air from Norway to t... by manmal on Friday August 18, 2023 @02:34PM (#37180104)
Sorry I meant polyethylene, without the terephtalate. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/03/230307114431.h...
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Re:Microplastics Detected in the Marine Air from Norway to t... by ars on Friday August 18, 2023 @05:55PM (#37182681)
According to the FDA such containers are not permitted for food use, only for chemical storage, such as pesticides.

Additionally they are very very rare (only used where the chemical can't be contained in simpler plastics), and are not really where your attention should be on the hazards of plastics.

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