I’ve read more than a handful of articles on PFAS, but this one really underscored just how prevalent they are- concentrated in fish, dental floss, blood donations, shoes, food packaging, explosives, food, water, the air, etc. Not only does the sheer number of them concern me, but the fact that they will be difficult to replace in anything that needs to be waterproof, high temperature resistant, or perhaps airtight is concerning.
Forget PFAS, a much more concerning issue is micro and nanoplastics, which are far more prevalent - and have even been detected in the air even in places far from civilisation, like polar regions. This shows how widespread they are. No place on earth is safe from micro/nanoplastics.
Nanoplastics permeate living cells and damage DNA, causing everything from minor inflammation to organ failure and cancer.
PFAS is nothing compared to micro/nanoplastics.