DuPont shares new human health research on PFOA with EPA Science Advisory Board.(INDUSTRY news)

From: Paint & Coatings Industry | Date: September 1, 2005 | Copyright information

WILMINGTON, Del. -- DuPont announced on July 6 that it has shared new human health research data with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Science Advisory Board (SAB) on perfluorooctanoic acid or PFOA, an ingredient used to make Teflon[R] non-stick coatings. This new research addresses some of the major uncertainties identified by the SAB as it continues to consider its draft report to the EPA.

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