Mineola files suit against 3M, DuPont, says its products contaminated drinking water
Source: Newsday (Melville, NY), August 27, 2019
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The Village of Mineola is among three Long Island communities suing DuPont and 3M, alleging both companies knowingly sold household products with harmful ingredients that have polluted drinking water.
Drinking water wells in Mineola have been contaminated with perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctane sulfonate, or PFOA and PFOS, respectively, village officials contend in a federal lawsuit filed Aug. 9 in U.S. District Court in Central Islip. Read more.