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shows a person looking at a projected slide image that features a bar graph of different PFAS
Posted inEnvironmental Health

GenX study finds Chemours-specific chemicals in residents

by Coastal Review Online December 12, 2022December 13, 2022

By Trista Talton Coastal Review Online Many people living in the Cape Fear River basin who volunteered to take part in the most recent GenX exposure study had higher levels of four highly fluorinated compounds in their blood than the average American. While GenX was not found in the blood samples of 1,020 residents in […]

Looking up at a large refinery structure built at a facility that has dumped PFAS and other fluorochemicals into nearby rivers, the air. Lots of steel and tubing.
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Chemours expansion plans infuriate environmentalists

by CityView Today September 9, 2022September 8, 2022
Shows a hand holding a test tube that's got river water, potentially with contaminants such as PFAS, in it.
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Chemours challenges EPA health advisory for GenX

by Coastal Review Online July 15, 2022July 14, 2022
Posted inEnvironmental Health

There are harmful chemicals in North Carolina’s waterways. Will lawmakers address the problem?

by Greg Barnes May 5, 2021August 31, 2022
Shows hands pouring a chemical into a testing container that labeled "Microfiber filter" These processes - along with mass spectrometry - helped identify GenX and PFAS in the Cape Fear River. NC State will have a research center dedicated to PFAS
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Environmentalists say Trump’s EPA fell far short in the fight against PFAS

by Greg Barnes March 9, 2021March 8, 2021
shows a bridge over the Cape Fear River, photo taken at the level of the water. GenX has been contaminating the river with PFAS for years, it's been revealed.
Posted inEnvironmental Health

DEQ cites Chemours for PFAS treatment system failures

by Greg Barnes January 28, 2021January 27, 2021

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