Class Action Lawsuit - PFOA
2003: Newspaper articles and Documents
related to DuPont's Washington Works facility
in Wood County, West Virginia
 
 

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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.

2003: Newspaper articles and submissions

Dec 16, 2003

Another Fast-Food Fear
by Scott Fields

Environmental Health Perspectives
Dec 6, 2003

DuPont wins round in chemical case
Associated Press

Columbus Dispatch (Ohio)
Nov 14, 2003

SAFE OR SORRY? NEW EVIDENCE REVEALS DANGERS OF TEFLON.
by Brian Ross

TV Investigative report. Transcript of ABC-TV "20/20" program
Sept 27, 2003

This excellent series of articles tiled "Examining the water we drink" published on September 27 include:

Family's lost herd led to revelations about C8 by Callie Lyons

DuPont turned to new plant in N.C. to produce C8 by Philip Elliott

Concerns about C8 linger by Callie Lyons

Rural system in a bind by Philip Elliott

Local C8 exposure tough to sort out by Callie Lyons

Chemical giant 3M plays key role in C8 story by Callie Lyons

C8 spawns chemical family by Callie Lyons

Education levels persist as barrier by Philip Elliott

The Marietta Times (Ohio):
Aug 2003

AMMONIUM
PERFLUOROOCTANOATE
(C-8)
GROUNDWATER
INVESTIGATION STEERING
TEAM REPORT

CONSENT ORDER
NO. GW- 2001-019

(53 pages)

Aug 1, 2003

Submission of Monitoring Data Pursuant to the 3M LOI dated March 13, 2003 and APFO Users LOI dated March 14, 2003

Letter to US EPA from Michael A. Santoro,
Director, Environmental Health
Safety and Regulatory Affairs
3M - Bldg. 236-1B-10
St. Paul, MN 55144

Federal Register Docket No. OPPT-2003-0012-0163
Aug 1, 2003

Perfluorooctanoic Acid. Physiochemical Properties and Environmental Fate Data

Submitted to US EPA from

Michael A. Santoro,
Director, Environmental Health
Safety and Regulatory Affairs
3M - Bldg. 236-1B-10
St. Paul, MN 55144

and

George H. Millet
Director - Quality, Environmental, Health & Safety
Dyneon LLC, 3M Company
St. Paul, MN 55128

Federal Register Docket No. OPPT-2003-0012-0164
Aug 17, 2003

Health study may include C8. Some think chemical poses risks to humans
by Geoff Dutton

The Columbus Dispatch (Ohio)
Aug 15, 2003

Letter from Environmental Working Group to EPA concerning DuPont's response to EPA's inquiry of possible TSCA Section 8(e) substantial risk reporting violations

Environmental Working Group letter to US EPA
Aug 15, 2003

Letter from Environmental Working Group to EPA concerning DuPont's response to EPA's inquiry of possible TSCA Section 8(e) substantial risk reporting violations

Environmental Working Group
June 22, 2003

Scotchgard working out recent stain on its business
Knight Ridder

The Mercury News (California)
June 21, 2003

Federal agencies press for inventory of products with C8
by Callie Lyons

The Marietta Times (Ohio)
June 7, 2003

EPA hears from local citizens
by Callie Lyons

The Marietta Times (Ohio)
June 7, 2003

EPA, DuPont debate conditions for chemical study.
Air, soil, water near plant would be tested

by Jack Torry

The Columbus Dispatch (Ohio)
June 2, 2003

County citizens to participate in C8 hearing
by Callie Lyons

The Marietta Times (Ohio)
June 1, 2003

Judge won't quit DuPont lawsuit
Associated Press

The Columbus Dispatch (Ohio)
May 28, 2003

Environmental group lobbies for warnings on Teflon cookware
by Callie Lyons

The Marietta Times (Ohio)
May 17, 2003

DuPont officials file a request to protect its medical records
by Jeffrey Saulton

The Marietta Times (Ohio)
May 14, 2003

Submission of Robert L. Griffin, P.E., General Manager, Little Hocking Water Association, Inc., to US EPA, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics. Subject:   Docket OPPT-2003-0012.

Little Hocking Water Association to US EPA
Docket Number:
OPPT-2003-0012 
May 8, 2003

West Virginia Ruling. Judge: DuPont chemical is toxic
by Geoff Dutton

The Columbus Dispatch (Ohio)
April 29, 2004

The chemical legacy that's in our blood
by ALISON BELLAMY

Yorkshire Evening Post - Leeds Today (UK)
April 16, 2003

PFOA: Perfluorooctanoic Acid, Fluorinated Telomers; Request for Comment, Solicitation of Interested Parties for Enforceable Consent Agreement Development, and Notice of Public Meeting.

U.S. Federal Register.
Docket Number:
OPPT-2003-0012
April 14, 2003

US EPA Fact Sheet: PFOA Q's & A's

US EPA Office for Pesticides, Prevention and Toxic Substances (OPPT)
April 13, 2003

DuPont confronted over chemical's safety
EPA and W. Va. lawsuit challenge risks posed by C-8, used to make Teflon

by Fred Biddle

The Wilmington News Journal (Delaware)
April 10, 2003 

PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT OF THE DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITY ASSOCIATED WITH EXPOSURE TO PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID AND ITS SALTS - (63 pages)

U.S.Environmental Protection Agency Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics Risk Assessment Division
April 5, 2003

DuPont chemical showing up in blood of children, adults.
EPA wants to regulate the compound found in many household items

by Michael Hawthorne

The Columbus Dispatch (Ohio)
March 29, 2003

Chemical might pose health risk to younger women and girls
by Jennifer S. Lee

New York Times
March 28, 2003

DuPont chemical may harm females.
Health risks might be higher than acceptable, EPA says in assessment

by Michael Hawthorne

The Columbus Dispatch (Ohio)
March 13, 2003

Environmental, Health and Safety Measures Relating to Perfluorooctanoic Acid and its Salts (PFOA)

Letter to US EPA from Dr. Larry Wendling, VP, Performance Materials Division, 3M Company (9 pages)

Federal Register Docket OPPT-2003-0012-0007

March 13, 2003

C8 Study 'Tainted,' Group Says Governor Urged to Appoint an Independent Panel
by Ken Ward Jr.

The Charleston Gazette (West Virginia)
March 8, 2003

DuPont criticizes report from Little Hocking residents

The Parkersburg News  & Sentinel (West Virginia)
March 2, 2003

Chemical Concerns Persist
Residents Could Have More C8 in Blood than Workers, a DuPont Model Indicates

by Michael Hawthorne

The Columbus Dispatch (Ohio)
Feb 23, 2003

DuPont's troubled chemical
by Fred Biddle and
Jennifer Goldblatt

The News Journal (Delaware)
Feb 23, 2003

Is there a danger in the air for cooks?
by Jennifer Goldblatt and
Fred Biddle

The News Journal (Delaware)
Feb 16, 2003 

INTERNAL WARNINGS. Industry memos show DUPONT knew for decades
that a chemical used to make Teflon is polluting workers and neighbors

by Michael Hawthorne

The Columbus Dispatch (Ohio)
Feb 16, 2003 

A timeline of when DuPont knew what...
by Michael Hawthorne

The Columbus Dispatch (Ohio)

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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