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“Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances are popping up everywhere these days, from our drinking water to synthetic turf. Now, we can add toilet paper to that list, according to a new study.
Consumer watchdog group Mamavation sent 23 toilet paper products made from a variety of materials, including bamboo, sugarcane, and recycled and conventional wood pulp, to an Environmental Protection Agency-certified laboratory. There, they were tested for organic fluorine, a marker for ‘forever chemicals.’
Five of the products contained indications of these PFAS, according to the group, which added that three of these were bamboo-derived. The other two were made from conventional wood pulp and recycled paper.” …