By Fayetteville Today |
Nov 19, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is contemplating a review of its October decision permitting the import of waste containing GenX chemicals from the Netherlands to a Chemours facility in Fayetteville, North Carolina. GenX belongs to the category of manmade compounds known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). This review comes amid concerns about the environmental and health impacts associated with these chemicals.