This Chemical Does Nothing, But It's Still Bad For You

Check out the MinuteFood video on Teflon here: PFAS - also known as the “forever chemicals” we use in all sorts of household products - are able to cause all sorts of health problems without ever really reacting with anything LEARN MORE ************** To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: - PFAS: A class of man-made molecules consisting of a fully (per) or partly (poly) fluorinated carbon chain connected to different functional groups. - Teflon: A type of PFAS - PTFE - used in making nonstick coating for cookware. - Fatty Acid: A hydrocarbon chain terminating with a carboxylic acid group. - Albumin: The main protein of human blood plasma. SUPPORT MINUTEEARTH ************************** If you like what we do, you can help us!: - Become our patron: - Our merch: - Our book: - Share this video with your friends and family - Leave us a comment (we read them!) CREDITS ********* John Kinney | Script Writer David Goldenberg | Script editor, Narrator and Director Arcadi Garcia i Rius | Illustration, Video Editing and Animation Nathaniel Schroeder | Music MinuteEarth is produced by Neptune Studios LLC OUR STAFF ************ Lizah van der Aart • Sarah Berman • Cameron Duke Arcadi Garcia i Rius • David Goldenberg • Melissa Hayes Alex Reich • Henry Reich • Peter Reich Ever Salazar • Leonardo Souza • Kate Yoshida OUR LINKS ************ TikTok | @minuteearth Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | Website | Apple Podcasts| REFERENCES ************** Bothun, Geoffrey D. (2023). Personal Communication. Professor and Chair of Chemical Engineering, URI. Belcher, Scott. (2023). Personal Communication. Department of Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University. Dombrowski, Paul M. et al. (2018). Technology review and evaluation of different chemical oxidation conditions on treatability of PFAS. Remediation. 28:2 (135-150). Fedorenko, Michael et al. (2021). Dominant Entropic Binding of Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) to Albumin Protein Revealed by 19F NMR. Chemosphere. 263. Retrieved from: Fenton, Suzanne E. et al. (2020). Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Toxicity and Human Health Review: Current State of Knowledge and Strategies for Informing Future Research. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 40:3 (606-630). Goodrich, Jackie. (2023). Personal Communication. Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan. Jackson, Thomas W. et al. (2021). Rapid Characterization of Human Serum Albumin Binding for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Using Differential Scanning Fluorimetry. Environ Sci Technol. 55:18 (12291-13001). O’Hagan, David. (2008). Understanding organofluorine chemistry. An introduction to the C–F bond. Chemical Society Reviews. 37, 308-319. United States Environmental Protection Agency. (2023). Our Current Understanding of the Human Health and Environmental Risks of PFAS. Retrieved from: Wani, Ab Latif, Anjum Ara, and Jawed Ahmad Usmani. (2015). Lead toxicity: a review. Interdiscip Toxicol. 8:2 (55-64). Wisconsin Department of Health Services. (2023). Chemicals: Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) Substances. Retrieved from: