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rcjordan

July 20, 2019, 02:17:57 PM

Brad

#1
July 21, 2019, 11:02:11 AM
Interesting.  I had no idea. 

rcjordan

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August 03, 2019, 07:08:46 PM
Background: DuPont spun off "The Chemours Company" as a separate entity in 2014, just as the states' environmental departments were starting to raise alarms about PFAs.  Cynics now say this was a move to limit DuPont's liability.

PFAS shows up in Haw River, Pittsboro water, but gets limited local attention - North Carolina Health News
https://www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2019/07/30/pfas-shows-up-in-haw-river-pittsboro-water-but-little-local-outcry/

rcjordan

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December 18, 2019, 01:24:27 PM
Rainwater in parts of US contains high levels of PFAS chemical, says study
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/dec/17/rainwater-pfas-us-potentially-toxic-levels-study

ergophobe

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December 18, 2019, 09:26:12 PM
A friend is involved in this with respect to Bay Area water and industrial sites. It's monumental it seems.

rcjordan

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December 18, 2019, 09:42:51 PM
>monumental

Gonna be bigger than kepone.

ergophobe

#6
December 18, 2019, 10:20:22 PM
My understanding from her was that industrial sites are the main issue.

The first article suggests cookware is enough to create issues.... and I like non-stick cookware.

rcjordan

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December 18, 2019, 10:39:30 PM
GenX is the one in the news currently.

High concentrations of fluorinated chemical GenX found in watershed
https://phys.org/news/2018-04-high-fluorinated-chemical-genx-watershed.html

"Industrial sites, airports, wastewater-treatment plants and fire-training areas upstream from the water treatment plant can all contribute to higher PFAS levels"

QuoteWhat wasn't low in Wilmington, however, were levels of GenX and other "emerging" PFAS chemicals. GenX and related compounds originated from a flurochemical manufacturing plant upstream from Wilmington owned by The Chemours Company.

GenX, the trade name for the ammonium form of perfluoro-2-propoxypropanoic acid (PFPrOPrA), is used to make polymers, such as the non-stick coating Teflon, food-wrapper coatings and other products.

rcjordan

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December 19, 2019, 12:23:22 AM
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This just in.


DuPont seeks to toss Chemours environmental liabilities suit
https://apnews.com/a57467492681ee14604f27ff6552ed5b

"Chemours faces more than $200 million in costs to address environmental issues at a North Carolina manufacturing facility, 100 times more than DuPont's estimated $2 million maximum liability. Chemours also has said that potential environmental liabilities in New Jersey far exceed the $337 million cited by DuPont at the time of the spinoff.

In a consent order with the state of North Carolina, Chemours agreed last year to pay a $12 million penalty and $1 million for investigative costs, and to sharply reduce air emissions of a compound known as GenX. The company says the total cost of the consent order will exceed $200 million."

rcjordan

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January 14, 2020, 11:53:24 PM

rcjordan

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September 25, 2020, 01:12:39 AM

rcjordan

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January 23, 2021, 09:37:59 PM

rcjordan

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February 13, 2022, 01:54:13 AM
Officials Find Forever Chemicals in Beef From Michigan Farm
https://www.insidehook.com/daily_brief/science/michigan-farm-cattle-forever-chemicals

rcjordan

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July 11, 2022, 02:36:49 PM

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August 26, 2022, 08:50:01 PM
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