With respect to serious public health concerns, like impacts to public drinking water, Solvay has been disregarding the damage and risks to the public. The chemicals are also known to negatively impact the immune system and decrease vaccine response.ĭespite DEP’s urging, for years Solvay has been slow to take responsibility for the PFAS contamination it has spread throughout the region. Highly resistant to environmental degradation and known to accumulate in the human body, PFAS are associated with serious adverse health effects such as cancer. PFAS substances – also called “forever chemicals”– are manmade substances desired for their ability to repel water, oil and fire, and were commonly used to make products like Teflon and Scotchgard. New Jersey has led the nation in environmental and public health research and regulation to protect the state’s residents from the harmful effects of PFAS chemicals like those manufactured at the Solvay site in West Deptford. The second lawsuit, against Honeywell International, Inc., seeks to restore natural resources damaged by contamination from the Quanta Resources Superfund Site along the Hudson River in Edgewater, Bergen County. The first suit is against Solvay Specialty Polymers USA, LLC and Arkema Inc., two companies responsible for widespread contamination from toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) emanating from a Gloucester County facility, which has contaminated public drinking water in the region. McCabe today announced the filing of two lawsuits to compel the clean-up of contamination and recover Natural Resource Damages (NRDs). Grewal and Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Catherine R.

TRENTON – As part of the State of New Jersey’s continuing commitment to protect public health and restore natural resources degraded by those who refuse accountability, Attorney General Gurbir S. Suit Against Solvay Demands Accountability for Company’s PFAS Chemicals Found in Public and Private Water Sources Natural Resource Damage Lawsuits over Contamination of Riverfront Sites Attorney General, DEP Commissioner Announce Two New

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