Ohio sues DuPont, citing decades-long spill of toxic chemical

Edited by Pavel Jacomino
2018-02-16 16:18:38

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DuPont has long been responsible for toxic chemical spills that endanger the environment.  Photo: AP

Colombus, Feb 16 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of Ohio, the attorney general has filed suit against chemical giant DuPont, charging the company with illegally dumping a toxic chemical from its Washington Works plant into the Ohio River for decades.  The suit charges DuPont released the chemical, which is used in Teflon coating, even though it knew of the dangers of PFOA, also known as C8, which has been linked to cancer, thyroid disease, high cholesterol and low birth weight in babies. 

The Ohio state lawsuit comes as the Environmental Protection Agency ordered DuPont to test water near its Washington Works plant for another chemical, GenX—which was billed as a replacement for C8 but which is linked to many of the same health problems. 



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