[2] An example of PFAS is the fluorinated polymer polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), which has been produced and marketed by DuPont under its trademark Teflon.
[3] PFAS compounds and their derivatives are widely used in many products from water resistant textiles to fire-fighting foam.
[4][1] PFAS are commonly found in every American household in products as diverse as non-stick cookware, stain resistant furniture and carpets, wrinkle free and water repellent clothing, cosmetics, lubricants, paint, pizza boxes, popcorn bags and many other everyday products.
[5] "PFOS was measured in the tissues of wildlife, including, fish, birds, and marine mammals.
Samples were also collected from a number of more remote, less urbanized locations such as the Arctic and the North Pacific Oceans.