In a consent agreement with the EPA, DuPont Co. says it will adopt a tougher, temporary standard for a chemical used to make Teflon and will test more drinking-water supplies for contamination near its plant along the Ohio River. The stricter standard will reduce exposure while the EPA continues studies on whether the chemical, called C8 or PFOA, is hazardous to human health. DuPont is paying for the health screening of 70,000 residents as part of a class action settlement involving the substance.
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Posted on Thursday, November 23rd, 2006. Filed under: Business Law, Law Misc
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