[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: "Prince George’s County, MD sues 3M, DuPont, and other toxic foam manufacturers over PFAS in waterways"

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Prince George’s County, MD sues 3M, DuPont, and other toxic foam manufacturers over PFAS in waterways
Piscataway Creek, which drains Joint Base Andrews, is identified as  a source of “alarming concentrations” of PFAS.
Suit overstates regulatory role of Maryland Department of the Environment while downplaying role of the Air Force.

By Pat Elder
Military Poisons
January 26, 2022

Prince George County, Maryland has filed suit in U.S. District Court against a group of 24 companies that manufacture Aqueous Film-Forming Foam, (AFFF), containing toxic PFAS. The chemicals have been recklessly used and discarded throughout the county. “For decades, PFAS-based AFFF products have been stored and used for fire suppression, fire training and flammable vapor suppression at hundreds of locations in fire training schools, military installations and civilian airports as well as petroleum refineries,” the complaint says. Prince George’s County borders Washington, DC on the east. 

The $250 million lawsuit was filed on January 14, 2022. The complaint lists 3M, DuPont, Chemours, and others as defendants and accuses them of failing to warn the public that their products are harmful.  

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Although [Joint Base] Andrews is mentioned in the suit as a source of the contamination, the Air Force is not among the list of defendants. The county’s case minimizes its importance in the scheme of things.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.militarypoisons.org/latest-news/prince-georges-county-md-sues-3m-dupont-and-other-toxic-foam-manufacturers-over-pfas-in-waterways

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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LSiegel@cpeo.org
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