In a shocking exposé of global significance, confidential documents reveal that the chemical industry hid the harmful effects of substances known as “forever chemicals.”
Investigation by researchers from the University of California–San Francisco (UCSF), and the University of Colorado revealed the industry’s strategic measures to hinder public knowledge of the toxicity of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Employing similar methods first used by Stan Glantz in his research on the tobacco industry, researchers analyzed documents from chemical companies DuPont and 3M.
