DEET insect repellent can disintegrate plastic and is a carcinogenic chemical found in indoor environments. — Whalespan
DEET insect repellent can disintegrate plastic and is a carcinogenic chemical found in indoor environments.
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
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High-risk intervention — consult a physician before acting.Drug-drug interactions, dose-dependence, and screening contraindications apply.
“The carcinogenic insect repellent. Yes. Uh >> I used to be common in paints and it's in other places too. They've recently don't put it in paints but purodine exposures are associated with lack of fungi meaning I have more bacterial plant or other exposure.”