pfa污染 & 暴露的诉讼

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叫做"永远的化学物质",” synthetic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), 或者全氟化学物质, accumulate and are persistent in the environment. The bioaccumulation of these chemicals in ground and drinking water, 动物, 人们及其消费的农产品可能会产生严重的不利后果.

军事基地, 制造商, 污水处理厂和其他设施已被确定为全氟辛烷磺酸在全国范围内的环境污染源. Communities near these facilities have suffered significant damages to property, 自然资源和处置不当造成的潜在不利健康影响, for which the responsible parties should be held accountable.

由国际癌症研究机构(IARC)和英国癌症研究所进行的研究 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)已经确定，这些化学品具有剧毒，对环境和人类健康有害. PFAS化学物质能够长距离传播，污染地下水. 根据疾控中心, PFAS的移动性增加了PFAS制造周围社区的可能性, or facilities using PFAS containing chemicals, are likely to be adversely impacted.

几十年来,, our attorneys have advocated on behalf of people, communities and public entities, impacted by large-scale environmental toxic exposures. 五颜六色的大米的律师正在审查和调查有关PFAS化学品对社区造成危害的指控, 并担任针对水成膜泡沫(AFFF)的多地区诉讼的联络律师, a common firefighting suppressant. 在这起诉讼中，五颜六色的大米代表了供水受到AFFF (PFAS)污染的市政和县。. 阅读更多.

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PFAS contamination and health effects

PFAS chemicals have been used since the 1950s to provide grease, water and oil resistant properties to consumer products. 共同使用 include non-stick coating on cookware, 防水的衣服, stain-resistant fabrics and carpets, 消防泡沫, 甚至一些化妆品. Wrongfully disposing of PFAS chemicals, 包括将毒素倾倒到水源和土壤中会导致广泛的污染.

反复接触PFAS, including through drinking water, food grown in contaminated soil or packaged in contaminated materials, as well as the biodegradation of consumer products, causes them to accumulate in the body, without the ability to break down, 根据疾控中心.

疾病预防控制中心有报道称，对接触PFAS的人类的研究显示出许多严重的健康并发症, 包括:

Increased risk of certain cancers
Effects on growth, and behavioral effects in infants and older children
降低怀孕几率
胆固醇水平升高
Resistance to childhood vaccines

pfa诉讼

PFAS产品的生产和使用在全国范围内引发了诉讼. In addition to our AFFF casework, 澳门皇冠现金手机入口的律师正在代表公共机构调查与PFAS造成作物损失有关的索赔在…中ddition to representing residents of Kent County, 密歇根州.在…中 class action and individual plaintiff actions alleging 几十年来，来自鞋类制造商金刚狼公司和3M公司的有毒废物用PFAS化学物质污染了居民的水井和饮用水.

除了莫特利·赖斯的案件外，全国其他未决的PFAS案件包括:

The State of Minnesota sued 3M in 2010, 声称该公司生产的PFAS化学品破坏了双子城东南部的饮用水和自然资源. The lawsuit was settled in February 2018 for $850 million.
3,550名来自西弗吉尼亚州俄亥俄河谷中部的原告提起诉讼，声称有210例肾癌病例, 70 occurrences of testicular cancer, 和1,430 occurrences of thyroid disease were linked to chemical exposure. The plaintiffs settled with 杜邦公司 and the Chemours Company for $921 million.
大金美国公司.公司在阿拉巴马州迪凯特(Decatur)的生产过程中使用的化学品被起诉.、设施. The West Morgan-East Lawrence Water Authority settled with 大金 for $4 million.
The 状态 of New York filed a complaint against 制造商 of AFFF in June 2018, alleging groundwater contamination in Newburgh, 新温莎, 萨福克县, 普拉茨堡, 和罗马, N.Y.
北卡罗来纳州司法部已经在该州提起了几起诉讼, the Department of Environmental Quality, 不伦瑞克县, and the Cape Fear Public Utility Authority, 起诉GenX制造商. 代表居民的三起集体诉讼这些居民从费耶特维尔工厂附近的开普菲尔河和水井中饮用了PFAS污染的水, N.C.，也已被立案.

EPA PFAS法规

全氟辛酸(PFOA)和全氟辛烷磺酸(PFOS)是两种最常用和研究的全氟辛烷磺酸化合物, with PFOA being produced by eight major companies in the United 州:

3米/ Dyneon
Akrema
朝日啤酒
汽巴
科莱恩
大金
杜邦公司
苏威Solexis

3M is the sole producer of PFOS in the United 州. 这些公司和其他公司使用全氟辛烷磺酸和全氟辛烷磺酸来制造某些以其驱避特性而闻名的含氟表面活性剂, such as 杜邦公司’s Teflon and 3M’s Scotchgard.

The EPA 状态s that it is “committed to supporting 状态s, 部落和当地社区”，他们正在解决制造场所和其他污染地点附近的PFAS暴露所带来的挑战. 虽然该机构已经采取措施解决饮用水中PFAS的存在, including announcing new methods 来检测化学物质 in December 2019, it has not fully regulated PFAS chemicals.

In February 2019, the EPA released a PFAS行动计划, 其中声明计划推进全氟辛烷磺酸和全氟辛烷磺酸的最大污染物水平(MCL)过程, 根据《澳门皇冠现金手机入口》将对公共供水系统中全氟辛烷磺酸和全氟辛烷磺酸的允许含量设定一个法律门槛. The EPA also plans to propose nationwide drinking water monitoring, 并将与联邦政府合作, 状态, 部落, and local partners to effectively communicate PFAS risks to the public. The EPA is also considering adding PFAS chemicals to the Toxics Release Inventory, 使某些PFAS发布报告的信息公开.

澳门皇冠现金手机入口的经验

几十年来，在受到企业疏忽和不当行为的威胁时，五颜六色的大米的律师一直致力于改善公众健康和安全. In the 1990’s 五颜六色的大米 co-founders 罗恩·马特里 (1944 - 2013) 乔米在针对大烟草公司的诉讼中代表了二十多个州的总检察长和其他公共实体. The litigation resulted in the $246 billion Master Settlement Agreement, the largest civil settlement in U.S. 历史. 该决议还包括向各州偿还公共资助的医疗保健费用，以及限制烟草公司的广告和赞助.

乔米 also served as a co-lead negotiator for two settlements with BP regarding the “Deepwater Horizon” oil spill, one of which is the largest civil class action settlement in U.S. 历史. 该公司的律师和联合律师也工作了18年，以推进和保护诉讼，直到美国.S. Supreme Court that will require lead pigment companies to fund the removal of toxic lead paint from pre-1951 constructed homes in plaintiffs’ jurisdictions in California, enhancing the safety of millions of California children and families.

PFAS相关新闻

美联社(9月. 14, 2023): 消防员担心他们装备中的有毒化学物质可能会导致癌症病例
政治报(8月. 16, 2022): Forever chemicals are seeping through the courts
WHNT19(简. 28, 2020): 3M迪凯特收到了联邦大陪审团的传票，涉及未经授权的化学品倾倒
美国环境保护署(12月. 19, 2019): EPA Announces New Method to Test for Additional PFAS in Drinking Water
军事时报 (11月. 20, 2019): 疑似受到“永久化学物质”污染的军事场所越来越多
底特律自由报 (2019年4月26日): PFAS contamination is 密歇根州igan's biggest environmental crisis in 40 years
NPR(2019年4月22日): Scientists Dig Into Hard Questions 关于 The Fluorinated Pollutants Known As PFAS
《澳门皇冠现金手机入口》 (2月. 22, 2019): Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water Leave Military Families Reeling
NPR(2月. 14, 2019): EPA Says It Plans To Limit Toxic PFAS Chemicals, But Not Soon Enough For Critics
美国有线电视新闻网(2月. 14, 2019): What are PFAS chemicals, and what are they doing to our health?

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