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Like Tobacco and Big Oil, Secret Docs Show Chemical Companies Knew PFAS Dangers

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'These documents reveal clear evidence that the chemical industry knew about the dangers of PFAS and failed to let the public, regulators, and even their own employees know the risks,' says TraceyJWoodruff, co-author of a new study.

"Further, the industry used several strategies that have been shown common to tobacco, pharmaceutical, and other industries to influence science and regulation—most notably, suppressing unfavorable research and distorting public discourse," the paper states.

Many countries are pursuing legal and legislative action to curb PFAS production that may be aided by the timeline of evidence presented here; Legal settlements against chemical manufacturers should include document disclosure in order to ensure transparency and accountability for industries and their products; and

"The lack of transparency in industry-driven research on industrial chemicals has significant legal, political, and public health consequences," the paper's authors concluded."Industry strategies to suppress scientific research findings or early warnings about the hazards of industrial chemicals can be analyzed and exposed, in order to guide prevention."

 

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