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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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School 45 meters from Daikin plant sent home students with rice, vegetables despite contamination risk (5)
2022.01.27 17:05 Nanami Nakagawa
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Environment ministry: “PFOA in soil probably not immediate health risk” (4)
2022.01.07 8:24 Nanami Nakagawa
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The polluter at the heart of the community (3)
2022.01.05 7:15 Nanami Nakagawa
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Food Safety Commission of Japan calls PFOA a “serious public health hazard”
2021.12.22 7:31 Nanami Nakagawa
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“That water’s dangerous”: Locals near Daikin plant wary of pollution since 1960s (2)
2021.12.14 14:05 Nanami Nakagawa
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47 dead cows and five cultivators: Daikin’s history of pollution cover-up (1)
2021.12.01 8:39 Nanami Nakagawa
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Up to 70 times average level of toxic chemical PFOA found in residents near Daikin’s Osaka plant
2021.11.22 13:10 Nanami Nakagawa