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3 The only lab in the U.S. that did C8 testing, Exygen Research initially refused to analyze the wells because it was under contract with DuPont. Eventually, the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, which had entered into an agreement with DuPont to test a neighboring community's water, offered to test Little Hocking's water, too.
A DuPont-commissioned survey undertaken by ChemRisk stated that DuPont released over 1.7 million pounds of C8, 632,468 pounds of that into the Ohio River system. 394,486 pounds was reported to be buried in unlined landfills and 686,233 pounds was released into the environment via chimneys. [4] The factory was operated by DuPont until 2015.
Bilott began opening individual personal-injury lawsuits against DuPont on behalf of affected users of the Ohio and West Virginia water supplies, who by 2015 numbered more than 3,500 individuals. After losing the first three cases for a total of $19.7 million in damages, in 2017 DuPont agreed to settle the remainder of the then-pending cases ...
Cook House is a historic home located at Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. It was built in 1825, and consists of a center section with two flanking wings in the Federal style. It is in a T-shaped plan, is built of red brick, and has a gable roof. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [1]
Blennerhassett Hotel is a historic hotel located at Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. It opened in 1889 and is in the Queen Anne style. [2] The hotel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [1] A full restoration took place in 1986. [3]
25 Best Sides For Sandwiches PHOTO: JOSEPH DE LEO; FOOD STYLING: MAKINZE GORE A sandwich is kind of a perfect lunch meal, and not in the least because they are so versatile.
Parkersburg is a city in and the county seat of Wood County, West Virginia, United States. [5] Located at the confluence of the Ohio and Little Kanawha rivers, it is the state's fourth-most populous city and the center of the Parkersburg–Vienna metropolitan area .
Sharon Lodge No. 28 IOOF is a historic Independent Order of Odd Fellows clubhouse located at Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia. It was designed and built in 1897, by noted West Virginia architect H. Rus Warne (1872-1954). It is a five-story, masonry building in an eclectic Romanesque Revival style.