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Dupont Chemical Scandal

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DuPont has paid at least 400 million in settlements related to the chemicals so far. Baskut Tuncak is deeply concerned about the. New Documentary Shines A Light On Lawsuits Against Dupont Bhopal disaster victims may never get compensation following Dow-DuPont merger fears UN official. Dupont chemical scandal . Over the past few years DuPont 3M and other chemical firms have begun marketing C8-free Teflon and recent studies show that the levels of C8 in most peoples blood are dropping. Local farmers residents and company workers claimed to have suffered illnesses linked to PFOA pollution from DuPonts Parkersburg plant in West Virginia. It tells of the toxic spills scandal that ultimately led to US chemicals giant DuPont paying US671 million 516 million to settle more than 3500 lawsuits in 2017. In 2001 residents brought a class action against DuPont over C-8. The settlement comes ahead of DuPonts planned 130 billion merger with Dow Chemical which is due to close later this y