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It's fantastic to see. Nice that there are success stories like this, and others like the phaseout of leaded gasoline (last country in 2021 for land vehicles, hopefully general aviation soon). It's great that we finally seem to be making progress on PFAS too, but still many more substances to tackle (I hope things like phthalates will be the next ones to be eliminated).

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> seem to be making progress on PFAS too

It’s in your dental floss, too. Switch to silk or another natural fiber for flossing.

My recommendation: Tom's of maine's natural floss is pretty good, but it might be a bit too thick for some folks

I can vouch for RADIUS silk unscented (no mint flavor or any other flavor). Even comes in a plastic-free container made only of cardboard and a small metal edge to cut the floss.

It’s on Amazon.

Thank you. Just bought some [1].

[1] https://madebyradius.com/products/natural-biodegradable-silk...

It’s basically impossible to avoid. Not only is it added to almost everything, it just accumulates and exists in almost everything else.

Or something like these:

https://www.tepeusa.com/collections/tepe-easypick

The website does not mention what these toothpicks are made from, but they look like some kind of plastic. They could very well have PFAS coatings - but we simply don't know since there's no information.

Every time I read about PFAS I assume we'll end up like Case in Neuromancer, with extra organelles or organs that filter extra things out because we can't remove it from our environment for a good long while.

> last country in 2021 for land vehicles

Where was this available?

Algeria - https://ourworldindata.org/leaded-gasoline-phase-out

Ohhh, I thought you meant was still in USA.

I can still buy 110 octane leaded racing gas at the pump in Washington State, USA. It's illegal to dispense into a vehicle, you have to pump it into a jerrycan.

https://vpracingfuels.com/product/vp-110/

*It would be fantastic to see.

Had the TFA included a couple of actual photos instead of clipart illustrations.

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