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Re:The EPA is proposing that 'forever chemicals' be consider... by kccqzy on Friday February 02, 2024 @11:29PM (#39237538)
Goretex contains PTFE, which is inert enough to be used inside the human body. It can be used to patch for example a ruptured artery. https://web.archive.org/web/20160712144834/http://www.chemhe...

Also, PTFE is decidedly not among the nine proposed by the EPA to be classified as hazardous.

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Re:The EPA is proposing that 'forever chemicals' be consider... by giantg2 on Saturday February 03, 2024 @12:27AM (#39237756)
And what chemicals are used to create PTFE? How pure is the PTFE that's manufactured? What does PTFE release/breakdown to under specific conditions? The answers might surprise you.
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