The biggest chemical cover up in history. PFAS has polluted the entire global water system. Now, potentially dangerous forever chemicals are being found in the entire US population. Go to https://groundnews.com/Ve to get all sides of every story. Subscribe to save 40% off the unlimited Vantage Plan through our link.
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0:00 Killed by Fridges
5:27 Teflon and The Manhattan Project
7:59 Teflon is Tricky
11:37 The Teflon Revolution
13:27 Earl Tennant's Farm
17:34 Inside DuPont
20:28 Fluoride In Drinking Water
25:00 It's bigger than that
29:23 What is PFAS?
35:56 How much PFAS is in Derek’s blood?
37:56 How forever chemicals get into your blood
46:18 Removing PFAS from drinking water
49:30 Can you lower your PFAS levels?
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A huge thank you to Rob Bilott for his time and expertise. Check out his fantastic book: Bilott, R. (2019). Exposure. Simon and Schuster – https://ve42.co/7R
Rob's story also inspired the 2019 film: Dark Waters.
Thank you to Doctor Mike for giving us a medical perspective on PFAS! Check him out at @DoctorMike
Thank you to Henrik Haggeman and the Puraffinity team, as well as Andrew Patterson and Eurofins, for doing the PFAS testing.
Thank you to Leslie Hamilton, Johns Hopkins APL, Alex Conrad, Imperial College London, Jana Avgustini, and Matija Krvavica for their help on the project.
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PFAS Tools:
PFAS Blood Test – https://ve42.co/PFASTest
What's My Exposure? via www-pfas.pfas-exchange.org – https://ve42.co/myexposure
Serum PFAS Calculator via ics.uci.edu – https://ve42.co/pfascalculator
Interactive Map: PFAS Contamination Crisis via www.ewg.org – https://ve42.co/pfasmapinteractive
The Map of Forever Pollution via foreverpollution.eu – https://ve42.co/foreverpollutionmap
Australian PFAS Chemicals Map via pfas.australianmap.net – https://ve42.co/australianpfasmap
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References:
References can be found here – https://ve42.co/PFASReferences
Images u0026 Video:
Image and video references can be found here – https://ve42.co/PFASVisuals
3D Models:
"Low Poly Base Mesh-530 Tri" (https://skfb.ly/onsxE) by Huge_Man
"Blood Vessel" (https://skfb.ly/owHJX) by IMU University
“Generic Factory” (https://skfb.ly/onQpR) by assetfactory
"Lowpoly People + Waldo" (https://skfb.ly/6zqCE) by Loïc Norgeot
PFOA Molecule via PubChem – https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Perfluorooctanoic-acid
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Writers: Gregor Čavlović u0026 Derek Muller
Producer u0026 Director: Gregor Čavlović
Editors: Peter Nelson u0026 Jack Saxon
Camera Operators: Tas Underwood, Emilia Gyles, Gregor Čavlović u0026 Derek Muller
Animators: Andrew Neet, Emma Wright u0026 Fabio Albertelli
Illustrators: Caine Esperanza, Jakub Misiek u0026 Maria Gusakovich
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Additional Editor: James Horsley
Researchers: Geeta Thakur, Darius Garewal, Gabe Strong u0026 Emilia Gyles
Thumbnail Designers: Ren Hurley u0026 Ben Powell
Production Team: Rob Beasley Spence, Tori Brittain, Casper Mebius, Sulli Yost u0026 Matthew Cavanagh
Executive Producers: Derek Muller u0026 Zoe Heron
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