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  • Timeline

    We will be adding to this Timeline on a regular basis. 1938 Teflon discovery Dr. Roy J. Plunkett discovered Teflon by accident in 1938 as a result of a failed experiment involving refrigerator coolant. The waxy substance proved to be the most slippery material in existence. –Ref. 16 1949 DuPont introduces Teflon [Plunkett] began working […]

  • Poisoned Horses: Fluoride debate continues

    Dear Editor, I am Cathy Justus from Pagosa Springs, Colorado.  I have the sad distinction of owning the first horses to ever be diagnosed with “chronic fluoride poisoning” from artificially fluoridated municipal water.  I have this distinction not because it hasn’t been happening for years all over this world, but because vets, like doctors and […]

  • Concerns Remain on Voluntary C-8 Phase Out

    Oakland, Calif. – The chemical industry’s agreement with the federal Food and Drug Administration to phase out toxic perfluorinated compounds used to grease-proof pizza boxes, microwave popcorn bags, fast food wrapping and other food packaging does not go far enough to protect public health. “Prior to this voluntary phase-out, these manufacturers have polluted the planet […]

  • Panel links PFOA exposure to thyroid disease, ulcerative colitis

    VIENNA – An independent panel of scientists has now linked exposure to PFOA — a chemical used in making non-stick coatings — to thyroid disease and ulcerative colitis in humans. On Monday, the DuPont-approved panel released its third set of reports nixing the company’s objections that PFOA, also known as the chemical C8 or ammonium […]

  • New study finds cancer rate higher in C8-exposed areas

    PARKERSBURG – A recently released study authored by Dr. James Dahlgren, a nationally known toxicologist retained by plaintiffs in a pending Wood County Circuit Court C8 class action lawsuit filed against DuPont Washington Works, states “the overall cancer prevalence rate is higher in the population exposed to C8 when compared to the general population.” Perfluorooctanonic […]

  • Timeline: Fluorochemicals

    Fluorochemicals have been used by 3M, DuPont and other companies to create innovative products for decades. The chemicals now are known to persist in the environment. 1946: DuPont sells the first Teflon products, which are made with fluorochemicals. 1956: 3M begins selling Scotchgard Protector, which contained a fluorochemical that helped it repel stains. 1970: The […]

  • C8 Study ‘Tainted,’ Group Says Governor Urged to Appoint an Independent Panel

    A national environmental research group on Wednesday urged Gov. Bob Wise to appoint an independent team to investigate chemical pollution from the DuPont Co. plant in Wood County. The Environmental Working Group said that a panel that previously reviewed the chemical C8 was tainted because of its ties to DuPont and the chemical industry in […]

  • Professor Iwao Ojima to receive 2013 ACS Award for Creative Work in Fluorine Chemistry

    Stony Brook University Chemistry Professors Iwao Ojima, PhD, and Nancy Goroff, PhD, have been selected to receive 2013 American Chemical Society (ACS) Awards for pioneering work in their respective specialties. Dr. Ojima, a Distinguished Professor and Director of the Institute of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery at Stony Brook, will be awarded the 2013 ACS […]

  • Will China’s Trade Agenda Squeeze Fluorspar Supply?

    One of the world’s leading experts on industrial chemicals explains the convoluted market for fluorspar, a component of many household products. In this interview with The Critical Metals Report, IHS Chemical’s Ray Will explains how a rebound of the global supply of fluorspar is tied to the fluctuating trade agenda of the mineral’s largest consumer, […]

  • US chemical policy: Safe until proven toxic?

    It took a devastating hurricane for the health of the environment to become an election issue. But we need to be talking about more than climate change. We also need to be talking about chemicals. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, the book responsible for the onset […]