Does wearing waterproof clothing increase PFAS in our bodies?

Re:Does wearing waterproof clothing increase PFAS in our bod... by trebligdivad on Friday August 25, 2023 @10:44AM (#37262290)

The HN title is a bit misleading; the article is mostly about washing the clothing rather than wearing it.

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Re:Does wearing waterproof clothing increase PFAS in our bod... by CharlesW on Friday August 25, 2023 @01:12PM (#37264306)

Actual title: "Water repellent clothing and PFAS - are they a danger to us?"

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Re:Does wearing waterproof clothing increase PFAS in our bod... by dang on Friday August 25, 2023 @02:07PM (#37265076)

Thanks - I've reverted the title now (minus the "to us" as I don't know who else they'd be a danger to).

Submitted title was "Does wearing waterproof clothing increase PFAS in our bodies?".

Submitters: "Please use the original title, unless it is misleading or linkbait; don't editorialize." - https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

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Re:Does wearing waterproof clothing increase PFAS in our bod... by adomasm3 on Friday August 25, 2023 @02:31PM (#37265433)

thanks for the note. It used to say "to us" meaning us humans. PFAS is potentially also a danger to the other nature ecosystems.

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Re:Does wearing waterproof clothing increase PFAS in our bod... by adomasm3 on Friday August 25, 2023 @02:32PM (#37265448)

The article briefly mentions exposure from touching (wearing) DWR clothing - appears to be 700x lower than washing.

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