DuPont de Nemours (bis Juni 2019: DowDuPont) ist ein US-amerikanischer Konzern.Er ist einer der weltweit größten Konzerne der Chemischen Industrie und in ca. Fact: The Teflon™ brand is not PFOA. Chemical In 2001, a scandal erupted in Parkersburg, W.Va., after discovery of the Teflon chemical in the drinking water of tens of thousands of people near a DuPont plant. What are PFAS chemicals? | Environmental Working Group DuPont de Nemours In fact, Teflon™ nonstick coatings for cookware and consumer bakeware are made without PFOA/PFOS. When a handful of West Virginia residents discover DuPont has been pumping its poisonous Teflon chemical into the air and public water supply of more than 70,000 people, they file one of the largest class action lawsuits in the history of environmental law. In his new book, “Exposure: Poisoned Water, Corporate Greed, and One Lawyer’s Twenty-Year Battle against DuPont,” environmental lawyer Robert Bilott describes his … Teflon™ is a brand, owned by Chemours, not a product or material. Chemicals under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) | US EPA DuPont will contribute $27 million, Corteva will contribute $27 million and Chemours will contribute $29 million to the settlement.