Quote: The compound is perfluorooctanoic acid, or PFOA. Trace amounts ... Quote: The compound is perfluorooctanoic acid, or PFOA. Trace amounts of it have shown up in blood samples taken from people across the country. When rats and mice were exposed to PFOA in far greater amounts, they developed brain tumors. Now, an EPA advis
Quote: US chemicals giant DuPont is facing a lawsuit accusing the comp... Quote: US chemicals giant DuPont is facing a lawsuit accusing the company of failing to warn consumers about the health hazards of Teflon non-stick coatings.
Quote: The San Antonio Zoo in Texas lost 21 birds in an outdoor aviary... Quote: The San Antonio Zoo in Texas lost 21 birds in an outdoor aviary awhile back. Their death was caused when the birds gathered by lights that the zoo had installed so that the birds could warm themselves in an outdoor aviary. The bulbs had been coated
Quote: Teflon is actually DuPont's trademarked name for Tetrafluoroeth... Quote: Teflon is actually DuPont's trademarked name for Tetrafluoroethylene which is found most commonly in non-stick cookware. Polytetraflouethylene (PTFE) is not only found in the fumes of Teflon products, but other brands of product as well.