I'm going to do a series on different toxins that are convenient but largely unnecessary in our lives. Much of my info comes from the excellent book,
Slow Death by Rubber Duck (chapter 3). If you don't have time to read the book, read this instead. It's a good continuation of
The Secret History of the War on Cancer.
And first off is my
current obsession: perfluorinated compounds or PFCs such as PFOA and PFOS, also known as C8s. In the book, the authors dose themselves with whatever chemical they're testing to see the effects, like
Super Size Me, but with toxins. PFCs were the only ones that had immediate ill-effects....
