Ski Wax, Snowboard Wax and our Environment
Considering the big environmental issues facing us today, ski wax and snowboard wax might not seem to play such an important role… but a traditional stick of fluorinated wax bears more toxic potential than generally known..........
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The EPA and Regulating the Ski Wax IndustryBy Jason Albert, Faster Skier July, 2019 ______________________________ Tainted water: the scientists tracing thousands of fluorinated chemicals in our environmentMarch, 2019 _____________________ Human Exposure to Fluorinated Ski Wax:This study was performed by the Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine in Sweden.
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Ski Wax Chemicals Can Build Up in BloodBy Cheryl Katz, Environmental Health News. Scientific American March 15, 2011 _______________________________
Ski Wax: Extra Speed Could Carry More than Just a Steep Price TagFrom New West Snow Blog By Brendon Bosworth February 14, 2011 _______________________________ |
Cross-Country Skiing’s Dirty Little Fluorinated SecretBy Bill Donahue, Bloomberg August, 2019 ______________________________ See where PFAS pollution has been confirmed in the American WestBy Paige Blankenbuehler, High Country News May 30, 2019 ______________________________ Immunotoxicity Associated with Exposure to Perfluorooctanoic Acid or Perfluorooctane SulfonateNational Toxicology Program U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services September 2016 _______________________________
Ski Wax Might Be Harmful to Your HealthFrom sports.espn.go.com By Cameron Walker January 21, 2011 _______________________________
Your Ski and Snowboard Wax Could Be Seriously Harmful To You, WildlifeFrom Treehugger.com By: Andrea Donsky January 28, 2011 _______________________________
Mother JonesTeflon Is Forever Published June 8, 2007 |
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Biodegradability of petroleum waxes and beeswax in an adapted CO2 evolution test
Science Direct August 1992 |
U.S. EPA Hazard Characterization for Waxes and Related MaterialsSeptember 2011 |
What is Teflon? Should I be Concerned? Kitchen Ambition By David Lewis August, 2020 |
