The Biggest Chemical Cover-up in History - Veritasium (teflon and "forever chemicals")

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54:08 min.

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The Biggest Chemical Cover-up in History

Veritasium

May 14 2025

The science and history behind Teflon and the toxic legacy of “forever chemicals”. Go to https://groundnews.com/Ve to see through media misconceptions and get all sides of every story. Subscribe to save 40% off the unlimited Vantage Plan access through our link.

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0:00 How was Teflon invented?
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
25:00 It's bigger than that
29:23 PFAS
35:56 What is in Derek’s blood?
37:56 How you get contaminated
46:18 What can you do?
49:30 Can you lower your PFAS levels?

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A huge thank you to Rob Billot for his time and expertise. Check out his fantastic book: Bilott, R. (2019). Exposure. Simon and Schuster.

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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[Envirogal]

1. Everyone should watch the movie "Dark Waters"

It’s a powerful drama about Billot’s long fight with DuPont over their dangerous forever chemicals deception.