Scientists Raise Concerns Over Newly Recognized Pollutant Found Everywhere in the Air (scitechdaily.com)

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[-] Revolutionary_Apples@lemmy.ml -2 points 4 days ago

More research is needed. It is foolish to automatically assume that a pollutant is harmful until it is proven harmful. We will never be able to maintain a tolerable way of life and remove all possible pollutants.

[-] nymnympseudonym@piefed.social 14 points 4 days ago

foolish to automatically assume that a pollutant is harmful until it is proven

No offense but please tell me you do not have any regulatory responsiblity.

[-] Revolutionary_Apples@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 days ago

It is foolish. This is fear mongering. Take it seriously but with a grain of salt.

[-] nymnympseudonym@piefed.social 6 points 4 days ago

Per Wikipedia, emphasis mine:

toxicology has been intensively examined. "The inertness of silicones toward warmblooded animals has been demonstrated in a number of tests." With an LD50 in rats of >50 g/kg, they are virtually nontoxic. Questions remain however about chronic toxicity or the consequences of bioaccumulation since siloxanes can be long-lived.

[-] Revolutionary_Apples@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 days ago

In other words, they are literally telling us that more tests are needed.

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