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Polluted by PFOA

Daikin Industries kept PFOA pollution in Settsu City secret for years

Meeting minutes obtained by Tansa reveal the closed meetings between the corporation, the city, and the prefecture.

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Only a fraction of Japan's forced sterilization victims have received remediation

Tansa sent questions to all of Japan's prefectural governments. We found that most are not directly contacting victims.

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Polluted with PFOA

Settsu citizens speak up against Daikin to protect community’s children (20)

Despite the company’s status as a major employers in the city, citizens are angered, worried by its pollution.

2022.04.26 9:52 　Nanami Nakagawa

Polluted with PFOA

“Polluted with PFOA” digest (19)

Read this for a summary of our investigation so far and links to relevant articles.

2022.04.25 17:08 　Nanami Nakagawa

Polluted with PFOA

Settsu city council unanimously petitions national government, Settsu citizens petition mayor for action on PFOA (18)

2022.04.04 13:31 　Nanami Nakagawa
Polluted with PFOA

Research around the world links PFOA with negative health effects on mothers and children (17)

2022.03.30 11:32 　Nanami Nakagawa
Polluted with PFOA

60 women in Settsu City, Osaka Prefecture, found to have high levels of PFOA in 2008 study (16)

2022.03.24 13:29 　Nanami Nakagawa

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