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But why now then? Teflon has been widespread since the 50s. A lot of these compounds have been around for a long time, so why is this just happening now?
Politics aside, there's a very big scientific question here too that needs to be answered.
The cancer rates have been steadily rising since the 50s.
Is this controlled for the decrease in deaths from other causes? I know that's a confounding variable for cancer deaths increasing in the elderly.
Yes, people living near dump sites have a significant higher increase in cancer. Also people eating sea food (PFAS accumelates in animals, especially sea food) have a significant higher rate. Also the rate of younger people having cancer is increasing, not only cancer rate.
Probably exposure in the womb
Continued growth in usage, continued growth in improper waste disposal, continued growth in the general environment, exposure over time … add a decade or two for search of these
Perfluorinated compounds do not biodegrade, and so the continued production of PFCs means more in the environment than ever before. Since we live in the environment, there are therefore more PFCs in our bodies than ever before.
It just doesn't degrade and that is why we find them so usefull. Pfas dumped 50 years ago is still around and we just keep producing more.