Dark Waters
#Darkwaters It concerns you too, Dark Waters. Especially if you live in Dordrecht, Papendrecht and Sliedrecht. There, too, dumped a Teflon factory of #DuPont — now Chemours — since 1972 tens of tons of PFOA, or perfluoroctanoic acid, in the environment. This non-degradable substance gives an increased risk of, among other things, pregnancy complications, kidney and testicular cancer and thyroid disorders. This has been established since 2011 by the stubborn digging and litigation of lawyer Rob Bilott, who was called to the aid in 1998 by dairy farmer Wilbur Tennant at Teflon city of Parkersburg, West Virginia. Bilott often went on holiday there as a child, but since DuPont chemical group opened a landfill, 153 cows died from Tennant: with black teeth and green organs. Half of his calves came into the world deformity.
The way DuPont trivialises, trains and tries to get out of his responsibility is at the same time frustrating and chilling. Essentially, Dark Waters is a two-hour indictment against the American company that — until this scandal came out — was generally described as “reputable.” It takes quite a bit of self-control to not be furious about DuPont's actions in this case. One of the bylines of the film is rightly said. One of the deadliest cover ups in American history. It is thanks to the persistence of lawyer Bilott and his firm that the case came to light and some of the victims have received financial satisfaction after years of legal struggle, even though the settlement was late for dozens of people.
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