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Toilet paper is an unexpected source of PFAS in wastewater

submitted by UncleDoug to science 2.2 yearsMar 8, 2023 11:45:58 ago (+15/-0)     (files.catbox.moe)

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sewage also provides information on persistent and potentially harmful compounds, such as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), that get released into the environment.

Treated waste water is often used in agriculture on food crops.

poly-fluoroalkyl substances and are manufactured chemicals used in products that resist heat, oil, stains and water. The chemicals have been used in Australia and around the world in many common household products and specialty applications.

A recent review from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) outlines a host of health effects associated with PFAS exposure, including cancer, liver damage, decreased fertility, and increased risk of asthma and thyroid disease.



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[ - ] uvulectomy 3 points 2.2 yearsMar 8, 2023 14:22:22 ago (+3/-0)

There's that "forever chemicals" fear word again. First they used it to tell you not to collect rainwater, now they're saying "forever chemicals" are in toilet paper. Why? Because next they're gonna start telling you to use "reusable toilet paper" or whatnot. They'll tell you that the stench of shit-filled cloth hanging in a bag until laundry day is a small price to pay to "protect the environment." And all the (((fellow white people))) will be all over the media telling you how great an idea it is, because they personally love the smell of shit, what with the "chosen ones" having had a fecal fixation for over 5,000 years now.

[ - ] Monica 1 point 2.2 yearsMar 8, 2023 15:57:03 ago (+1/-0)

Incinerating toilets have been around for many many years. You could probably create your own that works better the store bought ones.

jewpedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incinerating_toilet

Store that sells them: https://incinolet.com/

[ - ] uvulectomy 0 points 2.2 yearsMar 8, 2023 16:56:22 ago (+0/-0)

But those burn things. And the eco-freaks lose their shit at the thought of burning things.

[ - ] PotatoWhisperer2 0 points 2.2 yearsMar 8, 2023 15:05:54 ago (+0/-0)

Nor would they suggest changing how we create TP. Or that fats use waaaaaay more than normal folk, up to a point anyway.

[ - ] Sheitstrom 3 points 2.2 yearsMar 8, 2023 14:02:00 ago (+3/-0)

If I could kill those disgusting obese naked blue bears that advertise toilet paper I would do it in a second. Put their fat gross heads on a pike. I HATE THOSE FUCKING BEARS.

[ - ] oyy_veyy_goyy 1 point 2.2 yearsMar 8, 2023 21:21:46 ago (+1/-0)

♪Cha-cha-cha... Charmi-
*BANG!* 🔫

[ - ] parrygrin 3 points 2.2 yearsMar 8, 2023 12:45:29 ago (+3/-0)

Bidet attachments for toilets are relatively cheap and easier on septic systems.

[ - ] con77 0 points 2.2 yearsMar 8, 2023 13:58:40 ago (+0/-0)

yuuup!

[ - ] Monica 0 points 2.2 yearsMar 8, 2023 15:53:38 ago (+0/-0)*

They have toilets that use fire to burn waste and turn it into ashes. Simple and effective.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incinerating_toilet

You could probably make your own if you needed a shitty project to work on.

[ - ] Ragnar 0 points 2.2 yearsMar 9, 2023 01:14:34 ago (+0/-0)

Gross

[ - ] dulcima 2 points 2.2 yearsMar 8, 2023 19:04:30 ago (+2/-0)

oh crap.

[ - ] con77 2 points 2.2 yearsMar 8, 2023 13:59:06 ago (+2/-0)

bidet is the way to go you cavemen

[ - ] Ragnar 1 point 2.2 yearsMar 9, 2023 01:15:19 ago (+1/-0)

Disgusting, you frogs are dirty

[ - ] BoozyB 1 point 2.2 yearsMar 8, 2023 15:45:08 ago (+1/-0)

The waste water is bad, but not as bad as the black sludge pumped from the bottom of the sewage settling ponds.
That (literally) crap is laced with excreted drugs, hormones, various poisons that idiots pour down the drain, etc.
I regularly travel past several farm fields where a small city nearby spreads their sludge on a yearly rotation.
I know what they're doing, but I'm sure most people around there are clueless.

[ - ] Ragnar 0 points 2.2 yearsMar 9, 2023 01:12:58 ago (+0/-0)

Pajeets are behind this

[ - ] yesiknow 0 points 2.2 yearsMar 8, 2023 14:09:32 ago (+0/-0)

Anything 12 million of them can do to make you feel like your life is a blight to living.

Fuck them

[ - ] ReincarnatedGoat 0 points 2.2 yearsMar 8, 2023 13:08:10 ago (+0/-0)

fill your excemeditation chamber with only organic toilet paper.