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Polluted with PFOA

Part two of our series "Polluted with PFOA" begins with leaked documents...

Internal documents from Daikin Industries' Yodogawa Plant revealed the company used to discharge toxic PFOA into a local waterway.

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Polluted with PFOA

Confidential documents confirm Daikin’s responsibility for PFOA pollution (21)

The documents were sent anonymously to a PFOA researcher in 2005.

2022.06.15 17:56 　Nanami Nakagawa

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)

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

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