Created by corporations such as 3M and DuPont, PFAS have been used in everything from food packaging to carpets to clothing to make things durable and non-stick. Teflon is an inert Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA), a subset of PFAS. But now that the harmful effects of the chemicals are known, the question is how much is harmful and who is going to pay for the remediation. Attorney Paul J. Napoli of the law firm Napoli Shkolnik spoke in detail to municipal leaders recently about the issue and raised the legal argument that manufacturers, such as 3M and Dupont, should pay significant damages to the towns to help them with the environmental remediation that is necessary now and in the future. Herunterladen