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Toxic PFAS absorbed through skin at levels higher than previously thought (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] [email protected] -4 points 4 months ago (6 children)

I'm not sure that that matters when it's in our food and water.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 months ago (5 children)

Toilet is actively flooding the basement. No need to turn the water off, the basement is already wet.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Fixing a leaky tap isn't going to help much during a flood. I don't know the numbers to be making any kind of judgement call and of course every little bit help. But sometimes a small issue really is so insignificant that fixing it has no noticeable impact in the bigger picture.

Often it can even be a great way for companies to look like their doing something to help and distract from the fact that they're the ones causing the bigger problem.

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