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[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The gas products aren't PTFE though. So it's unlikely that PTFE entered their blood via this route.

[–] Chozo@fedia.io 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Oh, good point, I hadn't considered that. That does raise some questions then about how else they would've gotten it into their system. Would've been great if the snippet this image is from pointed to the study in question.

[–] andrewta@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Yeah sadly it’s a picture from a magazine. No other info available

[–] fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago

Perhaps they all eat Plumber's Tape (aka Thread Seal Tape)?