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[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Can you share the negative health effects of ptfe consumption? I would have assumed that it would be inert in humans considering it's extraordinarily inert properties. Obviously it breaks down at temperatures over 315c, but that's not really relevant with ptfe in the water.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

It doesn't seem to be the PTFE themselves, it's the molecules released when it eventually degrades due to fire, time or mechanical force; particularly PFOAs, which were at one point so widely used you can now find them everywhere. As well, they are still used to manufacture non-stick pans, just at an earlier step in the process so they are still present, but at 'safe' levels; however, if a non-stick pan is overheated, the coating almost instantly breaks down and releases unsafe levels of PFOA after that event.

Purchasing non-stick cookware is supporting companies that create, ship, and use PFOA which further degrades the environment and contaminates water.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfluoroalkyl_carboxylic_acids

Schlummer, M., Sölch, C., Meisel, T., Still, M., Gruber, L., & Wolz, G. (2015). Emission of perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids (PFCA) from heated surfaces made of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) applied in food contact materials and consumer products. Chemosphere, 129, 46-53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.11.036

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

My research is currently with pfoa and its ability to interfere with ttr proteins ability to transport t4 and t3. If you need a source just google pfoa calux.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Thanks for your work. (☞ ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)☞