Actions+to+take

There are some manufacturers that started using different technologies that don’t use PFOA and replace the chemical with alternative fluoropolymers and fluoroelastomers products with a non-PFOA processing aid. The only positive thing about PFOA is that it can be used as a pesticide. Besides that nothing more was to be found. The chemical does cause harm to people and the environment but banning it is too much since it is used to manufacture fluoropolymers; which take a big part in our lives. I admire the initiative of some manufacturer companies are taking to replace the chemical with a non-PFOA processing aid. Of course, the new technologies to replace PFOA don’t always come in handy and scientist should try to find other ways to replace PFOA with a less harmful chemical. For the meantime PFOA should be limited as much as possible and steps to reduce and replace the chemical should be taken. PFOA is a manufacturing necessity for flourypolmers and Teflon which are widely used products.