KPIX CBS Overnight News June 27, 2017
Thank you, holly. The Drinking Water in wilmington, North Carolina is tested for a toxic substance called genx used in nonstick products. It turned up recently in the Cape Fear River, which supplies 250,000 people. Jericka duncan is in wilmington. Reporter this fayetteville plant 80 miles upstreet from wilmington where genx is manufactured by dupont, and Company Officials revealed the chemical has been released into the river for nearly four decades. They caught us offguard. Wilmington mayor bill safo. We dont know what will this do to us drinking it for long period of time. Three year study b...