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• Perfluorinated Chemicals

  What do we know about perfluorinated chemicals? We know that their breakdown into the environment has to be measured in geologic time frames, that some have been classified as carcinogens, and that they are now found in human blood and wildlife across the globe. These chemicals were made for decades by large corporations such as […]

• C8 suspected in birth defects: One woman’s story

  Sue Bailey said a simple job transfer at DuPont’s Washington Works plant in Parkersburg, West Virginia, changed her family forever. It was April of 1980. Bailey, an entry-level operator at the facility, was moved to the Teflon unit where she came in contact with fumes from perfluorooctanoic acid, also known as PFOA or C8, the chemical that gives […]

• Gov. Shumlin Outlines Next Steps on PFOA Response

  MONTPELIER – Gov. Peter Shumlin today provided an update on the State’s response to the detection of the chemical PFOA in southern Vermont and provided information on additional testing that will be conducted around the state. These additional tests are not a result of specific concerns for drinking water safety. Rather, they are being conducted […]

• Taking on DuPont: Illnesses, deaths blamed on pollution from W. Va. plant

  Jobs vs. health Chapter 1 PARKERSBURG, W. Va. – No one in the Mid-Ohio Valley ever wanted to sue DuPont. The company employs thousands in the region and supports charities and community organizations. In some families, multiple generations owe their livelihood to the Delaware-based chemical giant. But as livestock started dying and thousands of residents contracted unexplained illnesses, evidence pointed to pollution […]

• PFOA. EPA: Hoosick Falls playing fields safe for use

  HOOSICK FALLS >> With local athletic fields determined to pose no health risks, environmental officials will soon test soil near a factory suspected of being the source of contamination of village water sources with a suspected cancer-causing chemical. Tests on soil taken from the village athletic fields found low levels of perfluorooctanoic acid, state and […]

• Hoosick Falls students ask Cuomo to give them a clean water supply

  HOOSICK FALLS, NY – An investigation into how a toxic chemical contaminated the village’s water supply has spread to include the local ballfields. Investigators will test soil in and around the recreational area on Waterworks Road to determine if the same chemical found in the tap water has contaminated the soil, the EPA announced Friday. […]

• PFOA testing to begin in Chittenden County

  The state will start preliminary testing for perfluorooctanoic acid, commonly known as PFOA, in 11 locations around the state, the Shumlin administration announced today. Testing will start around industrial sites where PFOA may have been used in the production of Teflon, wire coatings and fire-fighting foam. Testing sites in Chittenden County include areas around GlobalFoundries, formerly IBM, in Essex, […]

• Tertiary aiming to tap fluorspar market

  Tertiary Minerals (LON:TYM) is the UK’s only public traded fluorspar company – a mineral the firm describes as “strategic”. The AIM group has three fluorspar assets – the Storuman property in Sweden and the Lassedalen project in Norway. It also controls the large MB deposit in Nevada USA which has been its main focus has […]

• Behind the Headlines: Water contamination, PFOA testing

  Hundreds of people in the tri-state region have been given the same warning: Don’t drink the water. The discovery of a chemical that studies linked with cancer and other diseases led to households being given bottled water for drinking and cooking. The water isn’t contaminated by something you can see, taste or smell. Small water […]

• PFOA: DEP urged to act quickly on hazardous chemical found in NJ water supplies

  Likely carcinogen exceeded safety limit in 12 systems, detected at lower levels in dozens more Renewed concern about a chemical found in some of New Jersey’s drinking water is prompting state officials to work with utilities to seek treatment solutions and a state scientific panel’s research is expected to lead to stricter regulation of what […]