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Per- or polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAs, are called forever chemicals because they do not break down in the environment and accumulate in blood and organs. They include thousands of chemicals and are used to make water-, grease- and stain-repellent coatings for consumer goods and industrial applications.
Studies have linked PFAS to heightened cancer risk, reduced vaccine effectiveness, unhealthy fetal development, weakened childhood immunity, endocrine disruption, increased cholesterol and weight gain in children and dieting adults.
EWG collected water samples and had them tested for PFAS at an accredited private laboratory. The group said the source of PFAS in the Northern Virginia water samples is unknown.
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March 8, 2021
Weirton Area Water Board and the City of Weirton, West Virginia, (together Weirton) sued Corteva, Inc., Dupont de Nemours, Inc., AGC Chemicals Americas, Inc., Archroma U.S., Inc. Dynax Corporation, Solvay Specialty Polymers, USA, LLC, and Solvay USA, Inc. last Friday. The civil suit for damages alleges that the defendants’ design, manufacture, and sale of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) products has caused widespread drinking water contamination costing the plaintiffs to incur testing, treatment, and infrastructural costs, in addition to loss of consumer confidence.
A similar suit was filed by the Pennsylvania-American Water Company last month, and in January, DuPont de Nemours, Corteva, and The Chemours Company announced a $4 billion PFAS settlement and the resolution of separate Ohio multidistrict litigation for $83 million.