In colloquial language, “chemicals” is fine IMO. It’s clear from context that it’s not H2O. Just like substance abuse is only about drugs, not cornography.
It’s not fine. “Chemicals” has been used as a blanket term for so long that your average guy thinks chemicals are an issue, but has no idea what the fuck falls under truly dangerous chemicals.
In colloquial language, “chemicals” is fine IMO. It’s clear from context that it’s not H2O. Just like substance abuse is only about drugs, not cornography.
I mean, pornography (I’m going to assume it was typo) it’s not a substance.
And substance means drugs. It’s one of the definitions. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/substance
It’s not fine. “Chemicals” has been used as a blanket term for so long that your average guy thinks chemicals are an issue, but has no idea what the fuck falls under truly dangerous chemicals.