chemical exposure News

Study Finds More Links Between C8, Health Issues

A science panel has found probable links between Mid-Ohio Valley residents’ exposure to a chemical used by a DuPont plant in West Virginia and both thyroid disease and ulcerative colitis, a type of inflammatory bowel disease, attorneys for the residents …

Upstate New York Plant Hit With $233K in OSHA Fines

Federal workplace safety officials have hit a hair care manufacturer with fines of $233,000 for hazards at its upstate New York plant. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration says inspectors found 44 serious violations at the Zotos International plant in …