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Australia sues 3M over ‘forever chemicals’ contamination
Australia has launched a $1.43 billion legal claim against 3M over contamination from firefighting foam containing PFAS #News #Reuters #Newsfeed #environment #environmentnews #PFAS #ForeverChemicals #3M #Australia #AustralianGovernment Read the story here: 👉 Subscribe: Keep up with the latest news from around the world: Follow Reuters on Facebook: Follow Reuters on X: Follow Reuters on Instagram:
https://fllics.com/en/video/australia-sues-3m-over-forever-chemicals-contamination/
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3M knew its PFAS firefighting foam was poisoning the environment — and said nothing. Now Australia is suing them for $2 billion to claw back what taxpayers have already spent cleaning up 28 contaminated Defence bases. The company's response? - We stopped selling it here 20 years ago.
Cool, cool. The forever chemicals are still very much here though, aren't they.
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3M knew its PFAS firefighting foam was poisoning the environment — and said nothing. Now Australia is suing them for $2 billion to claw back what taxpayers have already spent cleaning up 28 contaminated Defence bases. The company's response? - We stopped selling it here 20 years ago.
Cool, cool. The forever chemicals are still very much here though, aren't they.
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3M knew its PFAS firefighting foam was poisoning the environment — and said nothing. Now Australia is suing them for $2 billion to claw back what taxpayers have already spent cleaning up 28 contaminated Defence bases. The company's response? - We stopped selling it here 20 years ago.
Cool, cool. The forever chemicals are still very much here though, aren't they.
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3M knew its PFAS firefighting foam was poisoning the environment — and said nothing. Now Australia is suing them for $2 billion to claw back what taxpayers have already spent cleaning up 28 contaminated Defence bases. The company's response? - We stopped selling it here 20 years ago.
Cool, cool. The forever chemicals are still very much here though, aren't they.
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3M knew its PFAS firefighting foam was poisoning the environment — and said nothing. Now Australia is suing them for $2 billion to claw back what taxpayers have already spent cleaning up 28 contaminated Defence bases. The company's response? - We stopped selling it here 20 years ago.
Cool, cool. The forever chemicals are still very much here though, aren't they.
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Post-it Notes: the glue failure that turned into a desk essential
A small pad of yellow Post-It notes. Photo by Erik Breedon (DangApricot), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.Dear Cherubs, the Post-it Note did not arrive like a grand corporate triumph. It arrived like a lab mistake that lingered long enough to become useful, which is basically how half of human progress gets dressed up after the fact. In 1968, 3M scientist Spencer Silver was trying to make a stronger adhesive, but instead produced one with tiny spheres that stuck lightly and could be peeled apart again.
THE ACCIDENT
That is the charming part: Silver did not invent “super glue” so much as he invented the opposite of disappointment in a bottle. The adhesive was too weak for the job he originally wanted, but it had a strange talent for sticking without making a mess, and 3M kept the idea alive while it looked for a real use. Because apparently even failures need a business plan.
Then Art Fry stepped in with the kind of everyday irritation that changes history. In 1974, Fry was singing in his church choir and fed up with bookmarks falling out of his hymnal, so he tried Silver’s adhesive on paper and built a bookmark that stayed put, peeled off cleanly, and did not ruin the page. Not exactly a thunderbolt from the heavens, but it was close enough for stationery.
From there, the idea quietly grew teeth. 3M spent years refining the product and manufacturing process, because apparently even a sticky note needs a long runway before the world agrees it was inevitable. The company test-marketed the removable notes as Press ’n Peel in 1977 in four cities, then relaunched them nationally in 1980 under the Post-it name.
THE COMEBACK
By the time Post-it Notes hit the mainstream, they had become the sort of object people stop noticing precisely because they use them constantly. According to the National Inventors Hall of Fame, Post-it Notes later ranked among the five best-selling office products in the U.S., which is a decent reward for an invention that started out by refusing to behave.
That is the real plot twist: the world did not need a perfect glue. It needed a polite one. The sticky little square won because it solved a tiny human problem with almost annoying elegance, and that is often how the best ideas work. As noted by thisclaimer.com, the best origin stories are the ones that sound like a failure until the market shows up and politely proves everyone wrong.
So, yes, the Post-it story is basically a cautionary tale for anyone who thinks a failed experiment is the end of the road. Sometimes it is just the opening scene. The office supply aisle owes a lot to one weak adhesive, one annoyed choir singer, and one very patient company willing to let a weird idea sit around until it became indispensable.
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The Thisclaimer logo blends a classic warning symbol with a brain icon to represent critical thinking, curiosity, and thoughtful disclaimers. #3m #art #artFry #DIY #funFacts #hamRadio #happyAccident #Home #household #inventionStory #office #officeSupplies #postItNotes #productDesign #spencerSilver #stickyNotes #viral #ViralVideo
3M — https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/consumer-us/stories/full-story/?storyid=e9f444d3-a5c5-46f1-a34b-082ff275aa7d
3M history — https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/about-3m/history/
National Inventors Hall of Fame: Spencer Silver — https://www.invent.org/inductees/spencer-silver
National Inventors Hall of Fame: Art Fry — https://www.invent.org/blog/inventors/art-fry-post-it-notes
History.com — https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/april-6/post-it-notes-debut
thisclaimer.com — https://thisclaimer.com
Wikimedia Commons image — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PostItNotePad.JPG -
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#Minnesota sues #3M, says ‘forever chemicals’ from Cottage Grove continue to pollute #water
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/05/17/minnesota-sues-3m-says-forever-chemicals-from-cottage-grove-continue-to-pollute-water3M wants the case moved to federal court. The Maplewood-based company says it’s not liable for the pollution because it manufactured firefighting foam on behalf of the U.S. military.
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#Minnesota sues #3M, says ‘forever chemicals’ from Cottage Grove continue to pollute #water
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/05/17/minnesota-sues-3m-says-forever-chemicals-from-cottage-grove-continue-to-pollute-water3M wants the case moved to federal court. The Maplewood-based company says it’s not liable for the pollution because it manufactured firefighting foam on behalf of the U.S. military.
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#Minnesota sues #3M, says ‘forever chemicals’ from Cottage Grove continue to pollute #water
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/05/17/minnesota-sues-3m-says-forever-chemicals-from-cottage-grove-continue-to-pollute-water3M wants the case moved to federal court. The Maplewood-based company says it’s not liable for the pollution because it manufactured firefighting foam on behalf of the U.S. military.
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#Minnesota sues #3M, says ‘forever chemicals’ from Cottage Grove continue to pollute #water
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/05/17/minnesota-sues-3m-says-forever-chemicals-from-cottage-grove-continue-to-pollute-water3M wants the case moved to federal court. The Maplewood-based company says it’s not liable for the pollution because it manufactured firefighting foam on behalf of the U.S. military.
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#Minnesota sues #3M, says ‘forever chemicals’ from Cottage Grove continue to pollute #water
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/05/17/minnesota-sues-3m-says-forever-chemicals-from-cottage-grove-continue-to-pollute-water3M wants the case moved to federal court. The Maplewood-based company says it’s not liable for the pollution because it manufactured firefighting foam on behalf of the U.S. military.
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The Olive Press liquidation: Creditors owed nearly $3m in loans, shareholder advances
In their report, the liquidato…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #MediterraneanOliveOil #OliveOil #29 #3m #according #advances #Around #creditors #in #leading #liquidation #Liquidators #loans #Mediterranean #million #nearly #oils #Olive #owed #owes #premium #press #producer #shareholder #the
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2638531/the-olive-press-liquidation-creditors-owed-nearly-3m-in-loans-shareholder-advances/ -
The Olive Press liquidation: Creditors owed nearly $3m in loans, shareholder advances
In their report, the liquidato…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #MediterraneanOliveOil #OliveOil #29 #3m #according #advances #Around #creditors #in #leading #liquidation #Liquidators #loans #Mediterranean #million #nearly #oils #Olive #owed #owes #premium #press #producer #shareholder #the
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The Olive Press liquidation: Creditors owed nearly $3m in loans, shareholder advances
In their report, the liquidato…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #MediterraneanOliveOil #OliveOil #29 #3m #according #advances #Around #creditors #in #leading #liquidation #Liquidators #loans #Mediterranean #million #nearly #oils #Olive #owed #owes #premium #press #producer #shareholder #the
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2638531/the-olive-press-liquidation-creditors-owed-nearly-3m-in-loans-shareholder-advances/ -
The Olive Press liquidation: Creditors owed nearly $3m in loans, shareholder advances
In their report, the liquidato…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #MediterraneanOliveOil #OliveOil #29 #3m #according #advances #Around #creditors #in #leading #liquidation #Liquidators #loans #Mediterranean #million #nearly #oils #Olive #owed #owes #premium #press #producer #shareholder #the
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2638531/the-olive-press-liquidation-creditors-owed-nearly-3m-in-loans-shareholder-advances/ -
The Olive Press liquidation: Creditors owed nearly $3m in loans, shareholder advances https://www.diningandcooking.com/2638531/the-olive-press-liquidation-creditors-owed-nearly-3m-in-loans-shareholder-advances/ #29 #3m #according #advances #Around #creditors #in #leading #liquidation #Liquidators #loans #Mediterranean #MediterraneanOliveOil #million #nearly #oils #Olive #OliveOil #owed #owes #premium #press #producer #shareholder #the
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The Olive Press liquidation: Creditors owed nearly $3m in loans, shareholder advances https://www.diningandcooking.com/2638531/the-olive-press-liquidation-creditors-owed-nearly-3m-in-loans-shareholder-advances/ #29 #3m #according #advances #Around #creditors #in #leading #liquidation #Liquidators #loans #Mediterranean #MediterraneanOliveOil #million #nearly #oils #Olive #OliveOil #owed #owes #premium #press #producer #shareholder #the
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The Olive Press liquidation: Creditors owed nearly $3m in loans, shareholder advances https://www.diningandcooking.com/2638531/the-olive-press-liquidation-creditors-owed-nearly-3m-in-loans-shareholder-advances/ #29 #3m #according #advances #Around #creditors #in #leading #liquidation #Liquidators #loans #Mediterranean #MediterraneanOliveOil #million #nearly #oils #Olive #OliveOil #owed #owes #premium #press #producer #shareholder #the
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#minnesota #water #pollution #environment #health #PFAS #ForeverChemicals #3M
https://www.startribune.com/3m-claims-military-immunity-in-minnesota-pfas-case/601836533
(Free registration may be required.)3M claims military immunity in Minnesota PFAS case
State regulators sue, alleging chemicals from Cottage Grove site are continuing to contaminate the Mississippi River.
For a long read that shows how immensely guilty 3M is in covering this up since the 70s:
https://www.propublica.org/article/3m-forever-chemicals-pfas-pfos-inside-story
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#minnesota #water #pollution #environment #health #PFAS #ForeverChemicals #3M
https://www.startribune.com/3m-claims-military-immunity-in-minnesota-pfas-case/601836533
(Free registration may be required.)3M claims military immunity in Minnesota PFAS case
State regulators sue, alleging chemicals from Cottage Grove site are continuing to contaminate the Mississippi River.
For a long read that shows how immensely guilty 3M is in covering this up since the 70s:
https://www.propublica.org/article/3m-forever-chemicals-pfas-pfos-inside-story
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#minnesota #water #pollution #environment #health #PFAS #ForeverChemicals #3M
https://www.startribune.com/3m-claims-military-immunity-in-minnesota-pfas-case/601836533
(Free registration may be required.)3M claims military immunity in Minnesota PFAS case
State regulators sue, alleging chemicals from Cottage Grove site are continuing to contaminate the Mississippi River.
For a long read that shows how immensely guilty 3M is in covering this up since the 70s:
https://www.propublica.org/article/3m-forever-chemicals-pfas-pfos-inside-story
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#minnesota #water #pollution #environment #health #PFAS #ForeverChemicals #3M
https://www.startribune.com/3m-claims-military-immunity-in-minnesota-pfas-case/601836533
(Free registration may be required.)3M claims military immunity in Minnesota PFAS case
State regulators sue, alleging chemicals from Cottage Grove site are continuing to contaminate the Mississippi River.
For a long read that shows how immensely guilty 3M is in covering this up since the 70s:
https://www.propublica.org/article/3m-forever-chemicals-pfas-pfos-inside-story
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#minnesota #water #pollution #environment #health #PFAS #ForeverChemicals #3M
https://www.startribune.com/3m-claims-military-immunity-in-minnesota-pfas-case/601836533
(Free registration may be required.)3M claims military immunity in Minnesota PFAS case
State regulators sue, alleging chemicals from Cottage Grove site are continuing to contaminate the Mississippi River.
For a long read that shows how immensely guilty 3M is in covering this up since the 70s:
https://www.propublica.org/article/3m-forever-chemicals-pfas-pfos-inside-story
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👉Manifest del Sindicat de Periodistes per l'#1M i pel #3M, Dia Mundial de la Llibertat de Premsa: https://sindicatperiodistes.cat/per-que-1984-no-arribi-mai-cal-mes-periodigne-lliure-i-gens-precariodisme/
👉Manifest del Col·legi de Periodistes pel #3M: https://www.periodistes.cat/actualitat/noticies/la-llibertat-de-premsa-retrocedeix-la-responsabilitat-professional-no?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=actualitat_300426&utm_source=Actualitat_Col%C2%B7legiats&utm_campaign=ab07e69db9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_02_23_12_17_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4068be3ee5-05ef318135-285992154
👉Edició 2026 del World Press Freedom Index de RSF: https://rsf.org/en/classement-mondial-2026-par-r%C3%A9gions-une-d%C3%A9gradation-de-la-libert%C3%A9-de-la-presse-dans-100-pays-sur -
👉Manifest del Sindicat de Periodistes per l'#1M i pel #3M, Dia Mundial de la Llibertat de Premsa: https://sindicatperiodistes.cat/per-que-1984-no-arribi-mai-cal-mes-periodigne-lliure-i-gens-precariodisme/
👉Manifest del Col·legi de Periodistes pel #3M: https://www.periodistes.cat/actualitat/noticies/la-llibertat-de-premsa-retrocedeix-la-responsabilitat-professional-no?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=actualitat_300426&utm_source=Actualitat_Col%C2%B7legiats&utm_campaign=ab07e69db9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_02_23_12_17_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4068be3ee5-05ef318135-285992154
👉Edició 2026 del World Press Freedom Index de RSF: https://rsf.org/en/classement-mondial-2026-par-r%C3%A9gions-une-d%C3%A9gradation-de-la-libert%C3%A9-de-la-presse-dans-100-pays-sur -
👉Manifest del Sindicat de Periodistes per l'#1M i pel #3M, Dia Mundial de la Llibertat de Premsa: https://sindicatperiodistes.cat/per-que-1984-no-arribi-mai-cal-mes-periodigne-lliure-i-gens-precariodisme/
👉Manifest del Col·legi de Periodistes pel #3M: https://www.periodistes.cat/actualitat/noticies/la-llibertat-de-premsa-retrocedeix-la-responsabilitat-professional-no?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=actualitat_300426&utm_source=Actualitat_Col%C2%B7legiats&utm_campaign=ab07e69db9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_02_23_12_17_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4068be3ee5-05ef318135-285992154
👉Edició 2026 del World Press Freedom Index de RSF: https://rsf.org/en/classement-mondial-2026-par-r%C3%A9gions-une-d%C3%A9gradation-de-la-libert%C3%A9-de-la-presse-dans-100-pays-sur -
Ik ben er vrij zeker van als je stalen gaat nemen over heel de wereld dat #3M alles onder een laagje pfos gelegd heeft.
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Ik ben er vrij zeker van als je stalen gaat nemen over heel de wereld dat #3M alles onder een laagje pfos gelegd heeft.
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Ik ben er vrij zeker van als je stalen gaat nemen over heel de wereld dat #3M alles onder een laagje pfos gelegd heeft.
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Ik ben er vrij zeker van als je stalen gaat nemen over heel de wereld dat #3M alles onder een laagje pfos gelegd heeft.
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https://www.europesays.com/ch/?p=55954 UBS offers autocallable contingent‑coupon notes linked to Ford and 3M #3M #AMUB #autocallable #ContingentCoupon #Ford #StructuredNotes #UBS #UBSNotes
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SuperDisk: The Better Floppy That Never Caught On
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SuperDisk: The Better Floppy That Never Caught On
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SuperDisk: The Better Floppy That Never Caught On
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SuperDisk: The Better Floppy That Never Caught On
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SuperDisk: The Better Floppy That Never Caught On
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"Weltweit gibt es keinen Menschen, bei dem nicht PFAS im Blut sind."
"PFAS zirkulieren heute im Blut aller Lebewesen auf der Erde."
Die Folgen? Noch nicht umfassend erforscht.
Die Lösung? *bwahahaha* - es gibt keine!
EDIT:
Ok, es gibt die Möglichkeit, in Klärwerken PFAS zu filtern, mit Aktivkohle-Filtern, aber ... teuer und wenig effektiv.
"Einmal in die Umwelt freigesetzt, bleiben sie über Jahrhunderte beständig" - weswegen sie auch "Ewigkeitschemikalien" genannt werden.
Seit 70 Jahren schon, werden sie produziert und gelangen in die Natur.
Der Mensch ist Teil der Natur!
Es ist zum Heulen!
"Gift in unserem Alltag - Die Plage der PFAS"
https://www.arte.tv/de/videos/121437-000-A/gift-in-unserem-alltag-die-plage-der-pfas/
#PFAS #PFOA #TFA #Ewigkeitschemikalien #Gift #Gesundheit #Mensch #Natur #Krebs #3M #DuPont #Chemours #Solvay -
"Weltweit gibt es keinen Menschen, bei dem nicht PFAS im Blut sind."
"PFAS zirkulieren heute im Blut aller Lebewesen auf der Erde."
Die Folgen? Noch nicht umfassend erforscht.
Die Lösung? *bwahahaha* - es gibt keine!
EDIT:
Ok, es gibt die Möglichkeit, in Klärwerken PFAS zu filtern, mit Aktivkohle-Filtern, aber ... teuer und wenig effektiv.
"Einmal in die Umwelt freigesetzt, bleiben sie über Jahrhunderte beständig" - weswegen sie auch "Ewigkeitschemikalien" genannt werden.
Seit 70 Jahren schon, werden sie produziert und gelangen in die Natur.
Der Mensch ist Teil der Natur!
Es ist zum Heulen!
"Gift in unserem Alltag - Die Plage der PFAS"
https://www.arte.tv/de/videos/121437-000-A/gift-in-unserem-alltag-die-plage-der-pfas/
#PFAS #PFOA #TFA #Ewigkeitschemikalien #Gift #Gesundheit #Mensch #Natur #Krebs #3M #DuPont #Chemours #Solvay -
"Weltweit gibt es keinen Menschen, bei dem nicht PFAS im Blut sind."
"PFAS zirkulieren heute im Blut aller Lebewesen auf der Erde."
Die Folgen? Noch nicht umfassend erforscht.
Die Lösung? *bwahahaha* - es gibt keine!
EDIT:
Ok, es gibt die Möglichkeit, in Klärwerken PFAS zu filtern, mit Aktivkohle-Filtern, aber ... teuer und wenig effektiv.
"Einmal in die Umwelt freigesetzt, bleiben sie über Jahrhunderte beständig" - weswegen sie auch "Ewigkeitschemikalien" genannt werden.
Seit 70 Jahren schon, werden sie produziert und gelangen in die Natur.
Der Mensch ist Teil der Natur!
Es ist zum Heulen!
"Gift in unserem Alltag - Die Plage der PFAS"
https://www.arte.tv/de/videos/121437-000-A/gift-in-unserem-alltag-die-plage-der-pfas/
#PFAS #PFOA #TFA #Ewigkeitschemikalien #Gift #Gesundheit #Mensch #Natur #Krebs #3M #DuPont #Chemours #Solvay -
"Weltweit gibt es keinen Menschen, bei dem nicht PFAS im Blut sind."
"PFAS zirkulieren heute im Blut aller Lebewesen auf der Erde."
Die Folgen? Noch nicht umfassend erforscht.
Die Lösung? *bwahahaha* - es gibt keine!
EDIT:
Ok, es gibt die Möglichkeit, in Klärwerken PFAS zu filtern, mit Aktivkohle-Filtern, aber ... teuer und wenig effektiv.
"Einmal in die Umwelt freigesetzt, bleiben sie über Jahrhunderte beständig" - weswegen sie auch "Ewigkeitschemikalien" genannt werden.
Seit 70 Jahren schon, werden sie produziert und gelangen in die Natur.
Der Mensch ist Teil der Natur!
Es ist zum Heulen!
"Gift in unserem Alltag - Die Plage der PFAS"
https://www.arte.tv/de/videos/121437-000-A/gift-in-unserem-alltag-die-plage-der-pfas/
#PFAS #PFOA #TFA #Ewigkeitschemikalien #Gift #Gesundheit #Mensch #Natur #Krebs #3M #DuPont #Chemours #Solvay -
Meanwhile, in #CamdenME...
#Midcoast town sues manufacturers over #PFASContamination in #wastewater
by AnnMarie Hilton
January 22, 2026https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/midcoast-town-sues-manufacturers-over-210937794.html
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Meanwhile, in #CamdenME...
#Midcoast town sues manufacturers over #PFASContamination in #wastewater
by AnnMarie Hilton
January 22, 2026https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/midcoast-town-sues-manufacturers-over-210937794.html
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Meanwhile, in #CamdenME...
#Midcoast town sues manufacturers over #PFASContamination in #wastewater
by AnnMarie Hilton
January 22, 2026https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/midcoast-town-sues-manufacturers-over-210937794.html
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Meanwhile, in #CamdenME...
#Midcoast town sues manufacturers over #PFASContamination in #wastewater
by AnnMarie Hilton
January 22, 2026https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/midcoast-town-sues-manufacturers-over-210937794.html
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Meanwhile, in #CamdenME...
#Midcoast town sues manufacturers over #PFASContamination in #wastewater
by AnnMarie Hilton
January 22, 2026https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/midcoast-town-sues-manufacturers-over-210937794.html
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PFAS- Die Ewigkeits Chemikalie
Gift in unseren Altag
auf ARTE ➡️ @arte
➡️ https://www.arte.tv/de/videos/121437-000-A/gift-in-unserem-alltag-die-plage-der-pfas/
