This is a local story, no matter where you live. As local as your bloodstream.
Despite pretrial rulings that could make it harder to obtain class-action status, a lawsuit claiming that 3M Co. chemicals contaminated water in Washington County is still shaping up as a pivotal case.
...Scientific studies have found that nearly all people have PFCs in their blood, where the chemicals remain for many years. PFCs have been found in wildlife around the globe, including polar bears, eagles and fish.
http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/business/12741333.htm
Posted by Dave at September 26, 2005 03:29 PM