Earlier this month, members of a state science panel met at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington to review and discuss key issues concerning the GenX contamination issue in North Carolina. This GenX contamination meeting discussed topics such as the extent of the contamination, determining the public health goal, dealing with a lack of … [Read more...]
Recent GenX Regulatory Action: August 2017
This past June, the public was informed that DuPont's spin off company, Chemours, has been dumping toxic chemical GenX into the Cape Fear river since as early as 1980. This chemical is extremely similar to C8, a chemical that is known to cause kidney, testicular, and pancreatic cancer. Since the news broke, various agencies have launched … [Read more...]