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Looking for the "Teflon Chemical" in Building Materials

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Vol. 14, No. 8). PFOA has been called the “Teflon® chemical” in the press, because it is used to make the popular nonstick coating on cookware sold under that trademark, but, as an essential processing aid for a group of fluoropolymers, it is also used in the production of a variety of building products. Should the green building community be concerned about PFOA?

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Published July 31, 2006

Roberts, T. (2006, July 31). Looking for the "Teflon Chemical" in Building Materials. Retrieved from https://www.buildinggreen.com/news-analysis/looking-teflon-chemical-building-materials