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Jedna kompanija će platiti 12,5 milijardi dolara zbog optužbi da zagađuje vodu u Americi

Rezultat nagodbe osigurat će milijunima Amerikanaca zdraviju vodu

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30. 06. 2023.

Kompanija 3M Co. pristala je platiti čak 12,5 milijardi dolara, tijekom 13 godina, kako bi riješili optužbe da su takozvane “zauvijek kemikalije” koje su proizvodili desetljećima zagadile zalihe pitke vode u Americi, javio je Bloomberg.

Dogovorom se rješavaju sadašnja i buduća potraživanja općinskih vodovodnih tijela u vezi per i polifluoroalkilne tvari, poznatima kao PFAS.

Novac će se dodjeljivati u dvije faze

Kemikalije su korištene u raznim proizvodima, iako su optužbe usmjerene na pjene koje sadrže PFAS i koje se koriste za gašenje požara u vojnim bazama i zračnim lukama.

Novac će se vodoprivrednim sustavima dodjeljivati u dvije faze, prva faza sustavima koji su već detektirali kemikalije, a druga faza sustavima koji će ih tek testirati. Rezultat nagodbe osigurat će milijunima Amerikanaca zdraviju vodu i zdraviji život, bez PFAS-a u vodi za piće, navodi Bloomberg.

SAD, odšteta, Kemikalije, 3M, onečišćenje pitke vode,