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Chemicals: Health Concerns Prompt EPA to Intensify Review of Teflon Ingredient
Published April 14, 2003
Citing concerns that a chemical used to make non-stick cookware and stain-resistant carpet may pose a serious health risk to young women and girls, the U.S. EPA yesterday said it would expedite its investigation of the chemical perfluorooctanoic acid...
Environmental groups said perfluorinated acids could be even more harmful than substances such as PCBs and DDT because the acids do not degrade. Richard Wiles, vice president of the Environmental Working Group, said the EPA's preliminary risk assessment "shows potential major reproductive problems with a chemical that is everywhere, in everyone and will never break down"...
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