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  • paper straws; not so eco-friendly

    From Retrograde@21:1/5 to All on Thu Sep 7 02:25:52 2023
    From the «PFAS for the fail» department:
    Feed: New Atlas - New Technology & Science News
    Title: Paper straws not so eco-friendly, 90% contain toxic “forever chemicals”
    Author: Paul McClure
    Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2023 01:23:19 -0400
    Link: https://newatlas.com/health-wellbeing/90-percent-of-paper-straws-contain-pfas-compounds/

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    A new European study has found that 90% of so-called eco-friendly paper straws contain “forever chemicals,” compounds that don’t – or barely – break down and
    can accumulate in our bodies, leading to health problems. The findings are consistent with results from a recent US study.

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    Category: Health & Wellbeing[3], Lifestyle[4]

    Tags: Chemicals[5], Environment[6], toxic[7], Pollution[8]

    Links:
    [1]: https://assets.newatlas.com/dims4/default/2d9dd74/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1333+0+0/resize/1440x960!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnewatlas-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F11%2Fdd%2F6f1834304666946888531e5b6e10%2Fdepositphotos-206146302-l.jpg (
    image)
    [2]: https://newatlas.com/health-wellbeing/90-percent-of-paper-straws-contain-pfas-compounds/ (link)
    [3]: https://newatlas.com/health-wellbeing/ (link)
    [4]: https://newatlas.com/lifestyle/ (link)
    [5]: https://newatlas.com/tag/chemicals/ (link)
    [6]: https://newatlas.com/tag/environment/ (link)
    [7]: https://newatlas.com/tag/toxic/ (link)
    [8]: https://newatlas.com/tag/pollution/ (link)



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