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Polluted with PFOA
PFOA, a toxic chemical formerly used in products like non-stick pans, is carcinogenic and harmful to unborn children. Although banned in Japan from October 2021, high concentrations of PFOA have been found in Settsu City, Osaka, near a Daikin plant that used to manufacture the chemical. For years, residents were not told of the pollution.
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Daikin Chairman Inoue accepts, then refuses interview; Daikin management claim to have destroyed confidential documents (22)
2022.07.05 18:12 Nanami Nakagawa
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Confidential documents confirm Daikin’s responsibility for PFOA pollution (21)
2022.06.15 17:56 Nanami Nakagawa
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Settsu citizens speak up against Daikin to protect community’s children (20)
2022.04.26 9:52 Nanami Nakagawa
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“Polluted with PFOA” digest (19)
2022.04.25 17:08 Nanami Nakagawa
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Settsu city council unanimously petitions national government, Settsu citizens petition mayor for action on PFOA (18)
2022.04.04 13:31 Nanami Nakagawa
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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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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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Daikin President: “No comment” during unscheduled interview (15)
2022.03.23 13:05 Nanami Nakagawa
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Despite paying for water purification system in U.S., in Japan Daikin refuses to clean up PFOA pollution (14)
2022.03.10 11:08 Nanami Nakagawa
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Daikin “doesn’t believe exposure to PFOA from soil possible” (13)
2022.03.03 10:54 Nanami Nakagawa
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Daikin dismissed scientific findings, local fears over PFOA pollution in meeting with Settsu City Council members (12)
2022.02.28 11:27 Nanami Nakagawa
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Daikin denied PFOA’s health effects, despite 69,000-person study proving its toxicity (11)
2022.02.17 15:49 Nanami Nakagawa