Surprahz, suprahz, suprahz!
Posted on 12/08/2014 5:21:39 PM PST by Sean_Anthony
As far as I can see, any exudations of PFCs come solely from the minds of GP activists and not from outdoor jackets
The Greenpeace (GP) Detox Campaign to get rid of a variety of materials in textiles is in its third year. Let’s dig into just one aspect of it, namely per- and poly-fluorinated compounds (PFCs for short) that are used to make water repelling or waterproof high quality outdoor gear such as rain jackets and hiking boots.
Let’s look at their claim and findings a bit closer. To begin with, what does “fluorinated” actually mean? What does “Fluorinated” mean?
Fluorinated or polyfluorinated means in this textile context that there are some materials in the product that contain the element fluorine tightly bound in the matrix. The chemical element fluorine (as its anion “fluoride”) is an important component of our bones and teeth. In form of the mineral fluoroapatite, that fluorine is particularly important to our wellbeing as it provides for the hardness and durability of the tooth enamel. On a percentage basis, fluorine makes up approximately 0.2% of the body’s mineral content. Fluorine deficiency can lead to bone and tooth decay, osteoporosis and arthritis.
(Excerpt) Read more at canadafreepress.com ...
Just brush your teeth with your jacket....
Fur jackets are evil. Synthetic jackets are evil. Everyone go naked this winter.
I gave my son Popsicle and he sat on the floor an ate it.
OMG do they mean GOREtex?
I must insist on tight sweaters for the women.
It oughta be a law!
Anyway, as useful as these compounds are for industrial processes and manufacturing useful products, trying to equate them to elemental fluoride is a bit misleading. They have very different effects on the body (being not naturally occurring and having no beneficial effect on the body) and can't be broken down at all in nature, so the fluoride in them is locked away. Too much flouride is bad for you anyway!
Surprahz, suprahz, suprahz!
Makes sense to ban these if you remember their ultimate goal is to keep humans out of the wilderness.
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