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The fact that disclaimer is even needed at the start speaks volumes about DuPont and 3M.

That lawyer is an actual hero. Very few people would be willing to do the amount of work required to discover the wrongdoing and hold them to account, and then go on to dedicate years of their life fighting them in court and having medical studies done to find evidence.

The Unholy Trinity of Companies: 1. Nestlé 2. DuPont 3. Shell

A video about how DuPont poisoned the planet, interrupted by an ad for DuPont's new revolutionary surface that will last for eons. The universe has a sense of humor.

From 1999-2003 I worked for a furniture store and sprayed hundreds of furniture units per week with Scotchgard from 3M containing PFAS forever chemicals, some people also occasionally sprayed co-workers with the chemical as a joke I was sprayed dozens of times with the chemical. In 2002 we were told that our company was discontinuing use of scotchgard and switching to stainsafe brand spray, we were like - "wait this stuff isn't safe?!" In 2006 I was 27 years old and diagnosed with IGA nephopathy the doctors never could figure out why my kidney's were failing at such a young age. In 2007 I had to start dialysis and in 2009 I received a kidney transplant and I am doing good now. I wonder if PFAS caused my kidney failure. UPDATE: I'm shocked at how much attention this comment got! Just want to clarify a couple things. We were told the spray was "just like a glue mist" and safe if it got on us. we were given no PPE, and the spray area was not in a well ventilated area, also the pump sprayer would frequently clog and hoses would spring leaks which would spray us with the chemical- again management told us it was safe when we questioned it. We did question it from time to time and our employer did have a OSHA materials handling book, I cannot remember exactly what it said about the scotchgard chemical- being this was over 20 years ago. I myself never sprayed anyone with it, but because we were told it was safe beyond telling people to stop it I didn't think it was extremely dangerous - it was 1999. My old employer went out of business in 2015 so I don't think I would have any recourse there. I'm not really lookin for recourse at this point. I am going to talk to my doctor and have a toxicology work up done. I did some more research after watching this and found a 2022 National Institutes of Health study that found PFAS in blood plasma associated with higher rates of IgA nephropathy and other glomerular diseases. Being that I had no family history of autoimmune or kidney disease, and that I had heavy, unprotected exposure to Scotchgard chemicals containing PFOS/PFOA during a critical 3–4 year period, before the chemical was pulled from the market in 2002 due to toxicity concerns, I am leaning towards it being highly likely that this was the cause of my end-stage renal disease which was diagnosed within 3 years. I am looking forward to doing the toxicology blood work. At least I have an idea what most likely caused my kidney failure, for decades I did not know. Thanks Veritasium for putting this information out there.

when a video starts off with "for legal reasons" you know its going to be a banger

Zero accountability for corporate US.

One of my clients, I used to do construction and landscaping for, worked for dupont. He died of cancer a few years ago. One of the nicest guys I ever met. This is a wild story, that made me think of him

*puts popcorn back into the pantry

Sweet, a 1 hour Veritasium video! grabs popcorn halfway in: spits out popcorn

What is most crazy, is this has been known for decades....and Dupont, having poisoned the planet, is still happily in business.

Lets watch this documentary about the recklessness of chemicals handling in the 50's. It will be fun and reassuring to see how much we have learned and improved since. Right? "In 2017 the chemical was finally replaced with a new chemical that is just as bad and production continues"

"Hey you know that time Dupont created a chemical that poisoned the entire earth and killed millions?" "No not that time" "No not that one either" "Nope not that time also"

As an environmental engineer currently designing and implementing systems to remove PFAS from our water sources, I truly thank you for bringing awareness to this issue. I have sent this to all my family and friends and suggest others do the same. If we cannot trust chemical corporations to manufacture their products responsibly, or trust our regulators to protect the nation's health, it falls to us, collectively, to demand change.

A 1 hour video about a chemical that keeps you engaged the whole time is a masterpiece in my eyes. Congrats to Derek and everyone else at Veritasium

For 18 years I lived next to an airport. In 2021 they found that they were dumping expired firefighting foam in the woods. A study of the water table discovered extremely high levels of PFAs. The ground water has a total PFAs level of 1300 according to EWG. I’m elated about it just super duper happy that I was exposed to it for almost 2 decades.

As a chemist it never ceases to amaze me at how we continually find new, more creative ways to slowly poison ourselves. And the kicker is that these companies defer responsibility onto the public and private research groups so now instead of being forced to solve the problem themselves, they have millions of dollars in federal spending being sent to groups that could spend their time focusing on other topics. It’s the same fiasco with recycling and it’s maddening

grandparents being filled with asbestos, parents filled with lead, me filled with microplastics. all filled with c8

The general policy for everything new should be "contained until proven safe", not "dumped freely until proven unsafe".