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PostPosted: Wed Aug 31, 2005 11:00 pm    Post subject: 'Greener' stain-resistant coatings developed; avoid PFOA Reply with quote
When it comes to fighting stains, "greener" is better. Chemists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill say they have developed an alternative material for making stain-resistant coatings that does not lead to the production of PFOA, a pervasive chemical that has been termed a "likely carcinogen" by an EPA advisory board. Their study will be presented on August 29th at the national meeting of the American Chemical Society in Washington, D.C.

[url=http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-08/acs-sc082205.php]Read more...[/url]
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