Stain-resistant, nonstick, waterproof, and lethal
Subtitle: the hidden dangers of C8
By: Callie Lyons.
Publisher: Praeger
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780275994525
Subjects: Perfluorooctanoic acid -- Toxicology; Perfluorooctanoic acid -- Environmental aspects -- Ohio; Perfluorooctanoic acid -- Environmental aspects -- West Virginia
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The Tennant farm, Washington, West Virginia; title: Dupont Washington Works and the history of c8; title: Dupont Washington Works: a history of contamination; title: Welcome to Little Hocking, Ohio; title: The conspiratorial bureaucracies; title: The environmental working group; title: The federal investigation; title: The class action lawsuit and the C8 health project; title: Dr. Emmett's alarming study; title: The 3M company and the scotchgard phaseout; title: Strange science; title: The canary in the coal mine; title: A growing controversy; title: Known pathways to human exposure; title: The slowly dwindling future of C8.