DuPont Co. will have to fund up to $235 million to help provide early detection of diseases linked to exposure to C8 from the company’s nearby Washington Works plant.
CHARLESTON, WV — “A panel investigating the potential dangers of C8 has concluded that exposure is probably linked to high cholesterol in humans, adding to the list of health impacts from the DuPont Co. chemical.
The C8 Science Panel’s latest finding adds to the conclusions of the group, which had previously reported a ‘probable link’ between C8 exposure and five other diseases: kidney cancer, testicular cancer, thyroid disease, inflammatory bowel disease, and dangerous high blood pressure among pregnant women.
The findings, expected to be released today during a press conference outside Parkersburg, are the latest results from a six-year study of the DuPont chemical.”
— Ken Ward, Jr., Charleston Gazette
