The Environmentalism of the Fossil Fuel Industry
KPFA - Against the Grain
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The History of PFAS in the Drinking Water
PFAS is a class of synthetic chemicals that are built around a synthetic bond between fluorine and carbon. These chemicals were first invented by the US military at the right after World War II. They quickly became into use within plastics manufacturing in the US and within firefighting foams. Their inertness was often seen as evidence that they were benign.
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