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Plastic is the oil industry's backup plan, so they've been actively trying to prevent a treaty to limit plastic pollution.
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Plastic is the oil industry's backup plan, so they've been actively trying to prevent a treaty to limit plastic pollution.
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KnightontheSun@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 1y
I think the PFAS blood test runs ~$350. I have no idea if my insurance would cover it, but it is a cost I am nearly willing to bear just to find out what "gains" I've made in the world of plastics.
silence7@slrpnk.net · 4 pts · 1y
I'm quite sure that like every other human, you've got some PFAS in you. Cognitive impact is likely due to plastics in the brain, and I'm only aware of post-mortem measurement for that right now.
KnightontheSun@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 1y
Yah, I'm not really prepared for the post-mortem check just yet. The blood test at least gives an idea of where one is at that moment. One could then do all the blood-letting, or leaches needed to bring the numbers down (only to be re-ingested, ofc). Not sure if it lessens any that might be lodged in the skull, but holy hell I did not have this on my bingo card of health issues to watch for.
Veritasium has a video on this topic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SC2eSujzrUY
nomiya@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 1y
Could take this a step further and do plasmapheresis therapy to remove some from the blood but in the US it cost from 5k to 10k and insurance definitely won't cover it.
KnightontheSun@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 1y
Good point, thanks. Since this caused me to look that up, here's an interesting study on Australian firefighters and plasmapheresis:
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8994130/