Class Action Lawsuit - PFOA
2004: Newspaper articles and Documents
related to DuPont's Washington Works facility
in Wood County, West Virginia
 
 

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Note: The spate of reporting on Teflon is directly related to the Class Action lawsuit filed by the users of the C8-contaminated drinking water supplied by the Little Hocking Water Association. It was the chemicals produced by DuPont's facility in West Virginia to make Teflon and related products that was the source of this contamination. On February 28, 2005, DuPont settled this Class Action lawsuit (see March 1, 2005, reports).

See also:

2007: Newspaper articles and Documents

2006: Newspaper articles and Documents

2005: Newspaper articles and Documents

2003: Newspaper articles and Documents

2001 - 2002: Various related documents

"Mysterious wasting disease" and death of 260 cattle in West Virginia. Linked to exposure
to DuPont's landfilling of PFOA Ammonium perfluorooctanoate (C8) wastes in landfill near farm.

2004: Newspaper articles and reports

Dec 23, 2004

Teflon production linked to cholesterol
DuPont, 3M accused of failing to report potential effect of chemical exposure

By Jeff Montgomery
The News Journal (Wilmington, Delaware)
Dec 17, 2004

Environmental Working Group (EWG) Statement on Opening Arguments of Teflon Chemical Trial

Press Release from the Environmental Working Group
Dec 17, 2004

Teflon dispute brings DuPont, EPA to court
The company said it wasn't required to report finding an acid used to make the coating in water.

By Tom Avril
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Dec 16, 2004

August 23, 2004 report by Dr. Giovanni Costa of the University of Verona describing a meeting with 3M and du Pont to discuss biological monitoring of Miteni workers exposed to perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA).
Miteni is an Italian company which manufactures PFOA in Italy.

Made available by the Environmental Working Group
Dec 16, 2004

DuPont Fails to Report Another Teflon Health Study
High Cholesterol Levels in Teflon Workers Kept from EPA

From the Environmental Working Group
Dec 13, 2004

EPA Again Cites DuPont On PFOA
Agency says company held back results of tests of human blood

By CHERYL HOGUE
Chemical and Engineering News
Volume 82, Number 50, p. 9
Dec 9, 2004

CSPI, Environmental Working Group Challenge Two Scientists on EPA panel
Committee on Teflon Toxic Larded with Industry Scientists

Press release from the
Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI)
Dec 6, 2004

EPA Files New Claim Alleging DuPont Withheld PFOA Information

Press Advisory
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Nov 26, 2004

DuPont didn't disclose reports on teflon risks, officials charge

By Spencer Hunt
The Columbus Dispatch (Ohio)
Nov 25, 2004

EPA raises C-8 reporting concerns

By Jeff Montgomery
The News Journal (Wilmington, Delaware)
Nov 24, 2004

Judge approves preliminary settlement on C8 lawsuit

By Pamela Brust
The Parkersburg News (West Virginia)
Nov 23, 2004

Judge OKs terms of C8 settlement

By ERIK SCHELZIG
Associated Press Writer
The Charleston Gazette (West Virginia)

Nov 23, 2004

Order denying US EPA's Motion for Stay, granting limited extension of time for complainant to file reply in support for accelerated decision on liability for Count III and amending prehearing exchange schedule.

US EPA
Docket No. TSCA-HQ-2004-0016
Docket No. RCRA-HQ-2004-0016
Nov 22, 2004

US EPA files Motion for Temporary Stay of Proceeding in order to review "a substantial amount of new information" on ammonium perfluorooctanoate (APFO) submitted by DuPont

US EPA
Docket No. TSCA-HQ-2004-0016
Docket No. RCRA-HQ-2004-0016
Nov 18, 2004

DuPont Faces New Complaint
Group Says Firm Withheld Plaintiffs' Blood Test Results

By Juliet Eilperin
Washington Post
Nov 18, 2004

Group says report withheld from EPA

By JEFF MONTGOMERY
The News Journal (Wilmington, Delaware)
Nov 17, 2004

DuPont Suppresses Teflon Blood Study

Analysis of PFOA in the blood of people living near DuPont's West Virginia Teflon plant had levels 12 times higher than U.S. background blood levels.

Analysis and Letter to US EPA from the
Environmental Working Group
Nov 17, 2004

EWG Uncovers Another Suppressed Teflon Study
Health Study Emerges Just Before Start of Court Case Over Similar Omissions

News Release from Environmental Working Group
Nov 11, 2004 

Researchers near the end of study on impact of C8

By Tim Brust
Marietta Times (Ohio)
Nov 9, 2004
CHEERS Study

EPA Stalls Infant Pesticide Dosing Study
Bush Administration Poised to Legalize Human Testing

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility
Nov 8, 2004
CHEERS Study

MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT: Children’s Environmental Exposure Research Study (CHEERS)

FROM: William Farland, Ph.D. Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator for Science Office of Research and Development

TO: EPA Employees

Nov 4, 2004
CHEERS Study

EPA accused of conflict of interest over chemicals study

by Geoff Brumfiel
Nature (Vol 432, page 6)

Nov 4, 2004

- UPDATED: 9:24 am CST November 5, 2004

The Sticking Point: Debate Over Teflon
Questions Surround Key Chemical

NBC5.com
Nov 3, 2004

A screech – then Teflon fumes killed my pet birds

A WOMAN making a pie accidentally killed her four pet birds with the fumes from a Teflon baking tray.

Yorkshire Post Today (UK)
Oct 30, 2004
CHEERS Study

Study of Pesticides and Children Stirs Protests

By Juliet Eilperin
Washington Post
Oct 29, 2004
CHEERS Study

Group Demands Halt to Unethical, Scientifically Questionable Study in Which EPA and Chemical Industry Pay Families to Expose Children to Pesticides

Press Release
Environmental Working Group
Oct 29, 2004
CHEERS Study

Letter to Dr. Paul Gilman, Assistant Administrator
Environmental Protection Agency

Kenneth A. Cook, President
Environmental Working Group
Oct 27, 2004
CHEERS Study

EPA responds to Environmental Working Group

FROM: Paul Gilman, Ph.D.
Assistant Administrator, US EPA ORD

TO: Mr. Kenneth Cook, President
Environmental Working Group

Oct 26, 2004
CHEERS Study

Chemical Industry Funds Aid EPA Study. Effect of Substances on Children Probed

By Juliet Eilperin
Washington Post
Oct 24, 2004

The poisonous cocktail in a minister's bloodstream

By Mark Townsend

The Observer (UK)

PFOS Report:

Released
October 2004

ENVIRONMENTAL RISK EVALUATION REPORT:
PERFLUOROOCTANESULPHONATE (PFOS)

(104 pages)

UK Environment Agency’s Science Group

Authors: D Brooke, A Footitt, T A Nwaogu
Research Contractor:
Building Research Establishment Ltd
Risk and Policy Analysts Ltd

PFOS Report:

Released
October 2004

Proposal for Regulations on PFOS-Related Substances

Partial Regulatory Impact Assessment

(43 pages)

prepared for
UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)

by
Risk & Policy Analysts Limited,
Farthing Green House, 1 Beccles Road, Loddon, Norfolk, NR14 6LT

in association with:
BRE Environment
Garston, Watford, WD25 9XX, UK

PFOS

Oct 19, 2004

Letter to Interested Parties:

Consultation on proposed national action to restrict the use of perfluorooctane sulphonate (PFOS) and substances that degrade to PFOS

UK Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)

PFOS

Oct 19, 2004

List of Consultees that received letter: Consultation on proposed national action to restrict the use of perfluorooctane sulphonate (PFOS) and substances that degrade to PFOS

UK Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)

PFOS

Oct 19, 2004

UK ACTS TO BAN HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL [PFOS and the substances which break down to it]

News Release

UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)

Oct 12, 2004
CHEERS Study

EPA Partners With American Chemistry Council to Study Young Children’s Exposures to Household Chemicals

News Release
US EPA Research & Development
Oct 7, 2004

Teflon's sticky situation

By Chris Summers

BBC News Online
Sept 22, 2004
CHEERS Study

EPA Conducts Study on Young Children’s Exposures to Household Chemicals in Duval County, Florida

News Release
US EPA Research & Development
Sept 19, 2004

Teflon mystery raises safety questions

The acid is in the environment and in children's blood, but scientists don't know how it got there. The health risks are unknown.

By Tom Avril

Philadelphia Inquirer
Sept 16, 2004

Teflon: Product Safety and Brand Equity Depend on Control of Product Data
By Kevin O'Marah and Eric Karofsky

AMR Research (an independent research analyst firm)
Sept 14, 2004

Settlement won't stop DuPont's chemical fight

The Billings Gazette (Montana)
Sept 13, 2004

DuPont settlement would pay east-county water customers
By Jonathan Hunt

The Athens News (Ohio)
Sept 10, 2004

DuPont's $100M Settlement
By PAMELA BRUST

The Parkersburg News (West Virginia) 
Sept 10, 2004

DuPont OKs C8 suit settlement
By Justin McIntosh

The Marietta Times (Ohio)
Sept 10, 2004

Settlement in DuPont Water Suit
By MICHAEL JANOFSKY

New York Times
Sept 9, 2004

DuPont Reaches Settlement with Class Action Group

DuPont Press Release
Sept 9, 2004

DuPont Agrees to Settle in Teflon Suit

Associated Press
Sept 2, 2004

C8 study needs more people
By Brad Bauer

The Marietta Times (Ohio)
Aug 30, 2004

Teflon Trial Will Be Public

Environmental Working Group
Aug 30, 2004

Are school uniforms making kids ill?
By Madeleine Brindley

The Western Mail (Wales UK)
Aug 25, 2004

Chemical found in 7 wells
Trace amounts of PFOA well below level thought dangerous

BY MARY DIVINE

St. Paul Pioneer Press (Minnesota)
Aug 25, 2004

State finds chemical residue in wells

Star-Tribune (Minneapolis -St. Paul, Minnesota)
Aug 21, 2004

Eliminate the use of Teflon
By MYRIAM LAURA BEAULNE

Boston Globe
(Letter)

Aug 17, 2004
The News Journal (Delaware)
Aug 16, 2004
Boston Globe Editorial
Aug 15, 2004
Star Tribune (Minneapolis - St. Paul, Minnesota)
Aug 15, 2004 
Star Tribune (Minneapolis - St. Paul, Minnesota)
Aug 14, 2004
Richmond Times-Dispatch (Virginia)
Aug 13, 2004
Washington Post - Page A03
Aug 13, 2004
DuPont wants hearing to challenge EPA ruling
By Randall Chase,
The Associated Press
The Marietta Times (Ohio)
Aug 13, 2004
Columbus Dispatch (Ohio)
Aug 12, 2004
Press Release: Environmental Working Group (Washington DC)
Aug 12, 2004
Press Release: DuPont
Aug 12, 2004
DuPont's response to US EPA: "Answer and Request for Hearing."
Submitted by Thomas B. Johnston and Daniel E. Johnson of MCKENNA LONG & ALDRIDGE LLP (Washington DC) and Peter D. Robertson and John C. Martin (PATTON BOGGS LLP (Washington DC).

Docket Nos.
TSCA-HQ-2004-0016
and
RCRA-HQ-2004-0016

(57 pages)

Aug 9, 2004
The Inquirer (UK)
Aug 8, 2004
The Telegraph (UK)
Aug 8, 2004
The Telegraph (Calcutta, India)
Aug 8, 2004
Taipei Times
Aug 5, 2004
Environmental Working Group
Aug 2, 2004
The Standard (Greater China's Business Newspaper)
Aug 1, 2004
The News Journal - Wilmington (Delaware)
July 29, 2004
The Marietta Times (Ohio)
July 27, 2004
Chicago Tribune
July 23, 2004
The Standard. (Greater China's Business Newspaper) 
July 22, 2004
The Marietta Times (Ohio)
July 21, 2004
Business Report
July 21, 2004
China Daily
July 20, 2004
Charleston Gazette (WV)
July 19, 2004
People's Daily Online (China)
July 19, 2004
Korea Times
July 12, 2004
Canadian Press
July 9, 2004
The Washington Post; Page A03
July 9, 2004
The Marietta Times (Ohio)
July 9, 2004
The Marietta Times (Ohio)
July 9, 2004
The Marietta Times (Ohio)
July 8, 2004
US EPA Press Release
July 8, 2004

DuPont Responds to EPA Complaint, Denies Allegations

Company asserts it has complied with all laws and regulations with respect to PFOA; will vigorously defend its position

DuPont Press Release
July 8, 2004

Docket Nos.
TSCA-HQ-2004-0016
and
RCRA-HQ-2004-0016

(31 pages)

July 8, 2004
EPA says DuPont failed to report Teflon chemical risks
By RANDALL CHASE, Associated Press
Gazette Mail - Charlestown (West Virginia
July 8, 2004
The Marietta Times (Ohio)
July 7, 2004
The Marietta Times (Ohio)
July 3, 2004
Little Hocking water customers get C8 notice
By Pamela Brust
The Marietta Times (Ohio)
July 2, 2004
LHWA issues contamination notice
By PAMELA BRUST
The Parkersburg News and the Parkersburg Sentinel (West Virginia) 
July 1, 2004
EPA Decision To Study C-8 Signals Failure Of Agency Compromise
By Neil Shah
Inside EPA
June 2004
NOTICE OF CONTAMINATION
- Notice sent to all water users
Little Hocking Water Association, Inc.
Little Hocking, Ohio 45742
June 25, 2004
EPA will conduct studies of C-8. DuPont Co. uses chemical in Teflon
By JEFF MONTGOMERY
The News Journal - Wilmington, Delaware
June 24, 2004.
EPA Moves to Break Industry Logjam on Teflon Chemical Studies. Agency to Conduct Research to Identify Sources of Teflon Chemical in Humans and the Environment
News release by the Environmental Working Group
June 23, 2004

DuPont disputes PFOA cancer claim

Science News
June 18, 2004
EPA taking formal action against DuPont
By DAVE PAYNE Sr.
Parkersburg News - Parkersburg, West Virginia
May 8, 2004
W.Va. Supreme Court orders DuPont documents unsealed in C8 suit
by The Associated Press
The Marietta Times (Ohio)
May 8, 2004
DuPont papers will be unsealed
by PAMELA BRUST
The Parkersburg News and the Parkersburg Sentinel (West Virginia) 
May 6, 2004
DuPont disputes study that links C8 to cancer risk
by Brad Bauer
The Marietta Times (Ohio)
May 6, 2004
New study finds cancer rate higher in C8-exposed areas
by PAMELA BRUST
The Parkersburg News and the Parkersburg Sentinel (West Virginia) 
April 30, 2004
DuPont to study workers' health; goal is to determine impact of C8
by Tom Hrach
The Marietta Times (Ohio)
April 30, 2004
DuPont to launch $1M C8 study
by DAVE PAYNE Sr.
The Parkersburg News and Sentinel (West Virginia)
April 28, 2004
New high in levels of C8 worries water customers
by Brad Bauer
The Marietta Times (Ohio)
April 18, 2003
The Society of the Plastics Industry begins new online website on PFOA
http://www.pfoa-facts.com/
April 15, 2004
Fear for the health of a river
'Red flag' raised over what plant dumps into water

By JEFF MONTGOMERY
The News Journal (Delaware)
March 3, 2004
CHEERS Study

Part A: Supporting Statement - EPA ICR Number: 2126.01 - 61 pages. This document, included as a Docket in the March 3, 2004, Federal Register notice, gives the most pertinent information to the protocol of the CHEERS study.

US EPA

Federal Register

Docket No. ORD-2003-0011-0006

March 3, 2004
CHEERS Study
Longitudinal Study of Young Children's Exposures in their Homes to Selected Pesticides, Phthalates, Brominated Flame Retardants, and Perfluorinated Chemicals (A Children's Environmental Exposure Research Study--CHEERS). The study will be conducted in Duval County, Jacksonville, Florida over a two-year period from 2004 to 2006.

US EPA

Federal Register Notice

Docket No. ORD-2003-0011

Feb 12, 2004
Group to help spread word about C8 project
by Kate York
The Marietta Times (Ohio)
Jany 24, 2004
Perfluorinated sources: factories outside, consumer products inside?
by Rebecca Renner
Science News
Jan 15, 2004
DuPont public hearing is now set for Jan. 29
by Pamela Brust
Parkersburg News and the Parkersburg Sentinel (West Virginia)


See also:

The Environmental Working Group's comprehensive online report on Perfluroinated Chemicals
that includes a
searchable database to hundreds of documents.

Adverse effects identified mainly in animal experiments with PFOS and PFOA

Selected Statements, Studies, and Reports

Federal Register Entries

PFOS / PFOA Index Page

Timeline for PFOS and PFOA chemicals

Abstracts on PFOS and PFOA for the following years:
2005
 
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