for 1,4-Dioxane. Photo by DRBC.
By Scott Fallon, NorthJersey.com
New Jersey sued chemical giant Dow and other companies Thursday, saying a potentially cancer-causing chemical they’ve manufactured, promoted, and sold for decades is so prevalent in New Jersey it can be found from the mountains of Ringwood to wells in Fair Lawn and drinking water pulled from the Delaware River.
Dow, along with Ferro Corporation and Vulcan Materials Company, made or sold 1,4-dioxane knowing that it would “significantly pollute drinking water supplies, render drinking water unusable and unsafe, threaten the public health and welfare, and harm other natural resources,” the lawsuit alleges.
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Rachelle Schikorra, a Dow spokeswoman, said the company is aware of the lawsuit but could not comment at this time.
“The costs of cleaning up this forever chemical should be borne by the defendants in this lawsuit, not New Jersey taxpayers,” Matthew Platkin, the state attorney general, said in a statement.
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