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I'm not sure that that matters when it's in our food and water.
Toilet is actively flooding the basement. No need to turn the water off, the basement is already wet.
Turning the water to the toilet off won't do much when the whole length of the plumbing is split and spewing water throughout the whole house.
We already know PFAS can be absorbed through the skin, but it's so much worse being absorbed internally. We already know how bad that is for us, so it doesn't matter if it's bad or worse, we should try to get exposure to zero regardless.
i never said turn off the water at the toilet. You're just looking to argue.
I don't really understand the analogy, then. Of course we should stop PFAS pollution at the source, that being the chemicals plants producing it. But we should also be addressing all the contamination in our food and water first of all. That's the biggest and most immediate issue.
We should be stopping it wherever we can. It doesn't need to be one before another. Being conscious about where you can get more of it is helpful.
Water - we distill our water, and you can also use other types of filters which remove it. Absorbing through skin - we know we should be wary about what products use it now, so can do some research and be careful about touching stuff.
This is similar to global warming. The biggest issue is large corporations. That doesn't mean consumers shouldn't stop worrying about littering or driving gas cars until corporations stop.
Fixing a leaky tap isn't going to help much during a flood. I don't know the numbers to be making any kind of judgement call and of course every little bit help. But sometimes a small issue really is so insignificant that fixing it has no noticeable impact in the bigger picture.
Often it can even be a great way for companies to look like their doing something to help and distract from the fact that they're the ones causing the bigger problem.