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PFCs: Global Contaminants: A sampling of products containing PFCs
April 2003
In an effort to find out just how widely PFCs are used in consumer products, EWG searched the web and store shelves to provide a sampling of available products containing Teflon, Scotchgard, Gore-Tex, Stainmaster or other PFCs. This list is by no means exhaustive, but it demonstrates the depth of the market for PFC applications.
Click on the product categories below to see just a few of the places we've found PFCs in consumer products.
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Source: Environmental Working Group.
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