"U.S. Class-Action Case Targets Nine PFAS Makers"

"Suit seeks creation of science panel to review evidence of health harm"

"A firefighter is leading a class-action suit against nine manufacturers of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs).

The defendants named in the suit are 3M, Archroma, Arkema, Asahi Glass, Chemours, Daikin, Dyneon, DuPont (now officially DowDuPont), and Solvay.

The proposed class encompasses residents of the U.S. who have a detectable level of PFASs in their blood serum and claim they are injured from this exposure. The companies did not get plaintiffs’ permission before exposing them to PFASs, the suit says."

Cheryl Hogue reports for Chemical & Engineering News October 10, 2018.