PFAS

[rcjordan]

>$0.67

I toss all class action notifications --the state lottery probably has a better payout ratio.

Lawyers Walk Away With $57M While GM Owners Get Peanuts In V8 Lawsuit | Carscoops
https://www.carscoops.com/2025/07/gm-v8-settlement-lawyers-get-millions/

[ergophobe]

Supplement could help remove 'forever chemicals' from the body
https://www.futurity.org/fiber-supplement-forever-chemicals-3289482/

Schlezinger wanted to reduce her cholesterol, but didn't want to take a drug, so she started researching dietary interventions and found that gel-forming dietary fibers might help. One such fiber is cholestyramine, which, when taken with food, binds to bile acid and leaves the body with it after digestion. The body then has to replace the bile acid lost, and draws cholesterol from the blood to do so, reducing cholesterol levels.

Schlezinger realized that PFAS, like bile acids, are surfactants, with a neutral end and a charged end, which is what makes the acids stick to the fibers. She wondered if gel-forming fibers could help us expel PFAS just as they do with bile acids.

[rcjordan]

>cholestyramine

My wife was on it for 2 months. It's loose, large-ish granules of resin and is very inert ...doesn't mix with anything well.  Tough med to have to take every day.  I happened to be experimenting with 'overnight oatmeal' with 1 tbsp of chia seeds for a breakfast cereal.  She tried it and it completely replaced cholestyramine with the same good results. If she misses a day or two of chia seeds the bile acid starts kicking up right away.

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chia seeds gel quickly, too.

[ergophobe]

Newsom Vetoes California's Ban on 'Forever Chemicals' in Cookware
Mr. Newsom said he was concerned that the measure restricting PFAS chemicals would make pots and pans more expensive for Californians.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/climate/pfas-forever-chemicals-california-cookware-ban.html

[ergophobe]

New tech captures and destroys 'forever chemicals' in water
https://www.futurity.org/forever-chemicals-in-water-3299962/

[ergophobe]

he research shows that mothers receiving water from wells that are "downstream" (in groundwater terms) of PFAS-contaminated sites, as opposed to comparable mothers receiving water from "upstream" wells, had higher first-year infant mortality, more preterm births (including more births before even 28 weeks), and more births with infants weighing less than 5.5 pounds (including more births with weights less than even 2.2 pounds). These findings build on earlier laboratory and public health research but offer new evidence from real-world exposure across a large population.

Extrapolating to the contiguous US, PFAS contamination imposes costs of at least $8 billion on the babies born each year, which encompasses medical care, long-term health impacts and reduced lifetime earnings. The results indicate that the potential health benefits of PFAS cleanup and regulation may be substantial.

https://www.futurity.org/forever-chemicals-health-economic-losses-3314072/

[ergophobe]

For every reaction...

The move to get rid of PFAs means firefighter gear is becoming more toxic as manufacturers switch to BFRs - brominated flame retardants.

https://www.futurity.org/firefighters-gear-flame-retardant-chemicals-3319032-2/

[rcjordan]

>For every reaction...

Seems like I've been using that 'no soutions, only trade-offs' quote frequently lately.

[ergophobe]

I noticed that a few times. I love that quote.

My brother once told me something like: "Anytime you find yourself choosing between two options to solve a complex problem, you likely haven't thought about the problem long enough."

That's a good counterpoint to the Sowell quote

[rcjordan]

French ban on 'forever chemicals' in cosmetics and clothes to enter into force - France 24

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20251230-french-ban-on-forever-chemicals-in-cosmetics-clothing-to-enter-force