Numerous DuPont products and the po

Numerous DuPont products and the pollution caused by their production have been implicated in a range of different health problems, including cancer and birth defects (see also Pollution).

DuPont has faced criticism for endangering the health of both its employees and the public (see also Working Conditions).



According to the Working Group on the Community’s Right to Know, a 1998 analysis of ten DuPont chemical plants shows that up to seven million people in surrounding communities are at risk from potential worst-case chemical accidents. The analysis of the plants’ hazards addressed three chemicals commonly associated with chemical accidents -chlorine, ammonia, and hydrofluoric acid.[38]

Irresponsible waste disposal

DuPont has an appalling record of irresponsible waste disposal although it is impossible to quantify how many people’s lives have been adversely affected by the company’s dash for profits at any cost.



In 1990 it was revealed that a former DuPont landfill site, in Newport, New Castle County, Delaware had contaminated the groundwater both on and off the site, with heavy metals, including barium, cadmium, and zinc, as well as trichloroethylene and tetrachloroethylene. According to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the pollution potentially threatened the water supply of 131,000 people.[39]



DuPont is one of the companies that operates in what has become known as “Chemical Valley” in Sarnia, Ontario. Chemicals discharged into the St. Clair River from this site include mercury, chlorinated organics, volatile hydrocarbons, PCBs and lead. The high levels of birth defects and cancer among indigenous residents on Walpoe Island have been attributed to pollution from the site.[40]



In 1998 DuPont was ordered by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to carry out a $65 million clean up of its Necco Park landfill site near Niagara Falls. This was necessary due to concerns regarding hazardous liquid seepage from the site.[41]

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Banyak produk DuPont dan polusi yang disebabkan oleh produksi mereka telah terlibat dalam berbagai masalah kesehatan yang berbeda, termasuk kanker dan cacat kelahiran (Lihat juga polusi).DuPont telah menghadapi kritik untuk membahayakan kesehatan para karyawan dan masyarakat (Lihat juga kondisi kerja).Menurut kelompok kerja masyarakat s hak untuk tahu, analisis 1998 pabrik kimia sepuluh DuPont menunjukkan bahwa sampai tujuh juta orang dalam masyarakat sekitar beresiko dari potensi bencana kimia yang terburuk. Analisis bahaya tanaman ditujukan tiga bahan kimia yang sering dikaitkan dengan kecelakaan kimia-klorin, amonia, dan asam fluorida. [38]Pembuangan limbah yang tidak bertanggung jawabDuPont memiliki catatan yang mengerikan pembuangan limbah yang tidak bertanggung jawab meskipun tidak mungkin untuk mengukur berapa banyak orang s kehidupan telah adversely terpengaruh oleh perusahaan s dasbor untuk keuntungan biaya apapun.Pada tahun 1990, terungkap bahwa situs TPA DuPont mantan, di Newport, New Castle County, Delaware telah terkontaminasi air tanah baik on dan off situs, dengan logam berat, termasuk barium, kadmium, dan seng, serta Trichloroethyldari Timur ke Timurlaut dan tetrachloroethylene. Menurut kami lingkungan perlindungan Agency (EPA) polusi berpotensi mengancam pasokan air 131.000 orang. [39]DuPont is one of the companies that operates in what has become known as “Chemical Valley” in Sarnia, Ontario. Chemicals discharged into the St. Clair River from this site include mercury, chlorinated organics, volatile hydrocarbons, PCBs and lead. The high levels of birth defects and cancer among indigenous residents on Walpoe Island have been attributed to pollution from the site.[40]In 1998 DuPont was ordered by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to carry out a $65 million clean up of its Necco Park landfill site near Niagara Falls. This was necessary due to concerns regarding hazardous liquid seepage from the site.[41]