Finding a less toxic alternative isn't easy - it took decades to discover the toxicity of the current chemical, specifically because it's toxicity is so low.
Maybe, just maybe, and work with me here, it's not that big a deal. Treating everything as if it were plutonium isn't a sustainable way to move humanity forward.
Anathema to the EU's way of thinking, certainly... yet defensible from an objective point of view.
What would be a good resource to look up symptoms of fluorocarbon toxicity? Unless/until you burn them, my understanding is that these are some of the most chemically-inert substances in common use.
Maybe, just maybe, and work with me here, it's not that big a deal. Treating everything as if it were plutonium isn't a sustainable way to move humanity forward.
Anathema to the EU's way of thinking, certainly... yet defensible from an objective point of view.