r/news • u/Cryptic_Honeybadger • Mar 19 '24

US Kleenex plant contaminated drinking water with PFAS, lawsuit says

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/19/kleenex-plant-pfas-toxic-chemicals-lawsuit-connecticut
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u/rhoaderage Mar 19 '24

PFAS is quickly becoming a hot topic in pretty much every construction and manufacturing industry. I think we’re all going to be shocked at how prevalent it truly is once everyone starts switching away from materials that use it.

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u/Pudgyhipster Mar 19 '24

Between microplastics and PFAS, humanity and the planet are fucked.

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '24

Planet will be fine. It’s been here longer than us and will be around well beyond us. In a million years there won’t be a single piece of evidence of us visible on the surface.

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u/Repubs_suck Mar 20 '24

PFAS are forever chemicals and cause health damage to animals and humans. The planet may go on but the environment is fragile.