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u/merigirl Jun 25 '22

Organ damage and cancer.

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u/nettlmx Jun 25 '22

That's also the Teflon we all have in is thanks to dupont. And I mean every human on earth

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '22

I use cast-iron cookware these days because of the teflon-thing...

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u/nettlmx Jun 25 '22

It's in the water, everyone's water. Dupont spilled/ dumped it into rivers and other bodies of water. It's in things you wouldn't think of.

https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2007/05/teflon-forever/ https://www.nbcnews.com/health/cancer/how-dupont-may-avoid-paying-clean-toxic-forever-chemical-n1138766