DuPont won’t say how C-8 is formed
Breakdown Of Chemicals The DuPont Makes Or Sell. The Environmental Protection Agency wants to know a lot more about the fate and breakdown of chemicals the DuPont Co. makes or sells for use at its Chambers Works plant in New Jersey and other sites around the globe to make nonstick, nonstain, grease-repellent products. But … [Read more...]
DuPont To Cut Use of C-8 for Teflon
Controversial Chemical Used To Make Teflon. The DuPont Co. plans to reduce the amount of a controversial chemical, used to make Teflon, that is believed to be in the blood of most people. Perfluorooctanoic acid, or PFOA, will be largely replaced in Teflon coatings and other paint-like formulations by the end of 2006, said George … [Read more...]