Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) 
Tetrafluoroethylene and Teflon

• The History of Teflon® by DuPont

• DuPont Answers EPA Call To Address Teflon Danger - AP 25jan2006

• Zonyl: Whistle-blower: DuPont Knows Food-Packaging Risk -  Bloomberg News 17nov2005

  • DuPont™ Zonyl® RP Paper Fluoro-Protectant - Technical Information / DuPont website 17nov2005

• What is Gore-tex? - Paul Goettlich/ Mindfully.org 4jun2005

• A Little Too Slick? - Bangor Daily News 20aug04

• Non-Stick Compounds By 3M Are Sticking To The Environment - Dow Jones Newswires 16aug04

• EPA Stands by Action on C-8  - The News Journal (DE) 13aug04

• DuPont Seeks a Hearing On Teflon-Risk Complaint - AP 12aug04

• Can Non-Stick Make You Sick?  -  ABC News 14nov03

• Canaries in the Kitchen: Teflon Toxicosis is Deadly to Pet Birds. Are We at Risk? (Executive Summary) -  EWG Aug03

• Out of the Frying Pan, into a Fire: Plastic Conveniences Cause Health Problems ELIZABETH WEISE / USA Today 23apr03

• Woman's Lawsuit claims Company's Product Led to the Death of her Parrot -  Fresno Bee (CA) 1apr03

• Federal Register: Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA), Fluorinated Telomers; Request for Comment - Federal Register v.68, n.73, 16apr03

• Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) Investigation Intensified: Serious Health Concerns  - Press Release  / EPA 14apr03

• DuPont Possibly Withheld Teflon Study: EPA to Investigate - AP 11apr03

• Vinyl Fluoride Draft Report on Carcinogens National Toxicology Program, HHS 1998

• TR-450 Toxicology and Carcinogenesis Studies of Tetrafluoroethylene (CAS No. 116-14-3)

• Tetrafluoroethylene CAS #116-14-3 National Toxicology Program Chemical Repository

• An Industrial Approach to Evaluation of Pyrolysis and Combustion Hazards
• Non-stick Chemical Could be Health Hazard - CBC (Canada) 1apr03
• Faulty Jaw Implants - US News & World Report 29jul02
• Teflon Tetrafluoroethylene Resin Discovered in 1938 by Roy J Plunkett - Plastics Hall of Fame 5nov73

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