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Paper Straws are Actually Worse than Plastic Ones, Scientists Say (lighthouse-eco.co.za)
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Paper straws were most likely to test positive for PFAS with 90 percent of the paper straws having the forever chemicals.

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[–] Holyginz 3 points 1 year ago

It also takes multiple iterations and trial and error to get things right. I feel like that's also why a lot of the less technical/scientifically informed individuals mistrust/lose trust in the scientific community because they expect the first answer to be the best/right one.