By: Paola,Madi,Ahnesti,& Elizabeth GenX Water Pollution By: Paola,Madi,Ahnesti,& Elizabeth Reader: Paola

Description of the situation The GenX Pollution was a leak of chemicals that was in the discharge waters by Dupont & Chemours. Causing humans, animals,and nature to be harmed.

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Type of pollution GenX is a point source solution since it came from one specific factory from two major companies: DuPont and Chemours.

How it impacted the local ecosystem GenX is killing the local species in the water. Leading to an economic decline to fishers. Ruining the water causing problems in people who drink it. Since they’re dumping the chemicals upstream, it’s ruining all the water there and downstream. Now children can’t swim in the water.

How it impacted humans Effects: High Cholesterol Thyroid and liver disease High blood pressure Impaired immune system

Remediation Due to state investigation, GenX and the other two fluorinated compounds (Nafion byproducts 1 and 2) that were in the water have been stopped and are now within state health regulations.

Water pollution video https://youtu.be/kxVNiO26H2U

Timeline: June 19th, 2017: N.C. Departments of Environmental Quality (DEG) collected samples from 12 sites along Cape Fear River. Aug. 29th: D.E.G. tells the company to stop pouring two fluoride chemical compounds into the river. Sept. 6th: State officials notice that Chemours is violating against state groundwater standards and have detected GenX in non-drinking water. Oct. 24th: N.C. D.E.Q. will investigate further of their discharge of wastewater. Another violation b/c they told them to stop releasing fluoride and GenX into the river. In areas, identified as Nafion byproducts and Genx. Nov. 3rd: From recent results it is shown that GenX is above the provisional state health goal. Nov 9th: Increasing amount of GenX is in the wastewater discharge in the Chemours Fayetteville Works facility. Nov. 14th: N.C. D.E.Q. has violated Chemours again because they failed to report a wastewater discharge was a chemical spill back on Oct. 6th Feb. 14th, 2018: Chemours reported a spill on their site and sent a report to D.E.Q.

Resources: “North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality.” NC DEQ, deq.nc.gov/news/hot-topics/genx-investigation/genx-timeline. Doran, Will. “Former Wilmington mayor: 'I think we shouldn't be drinking the water.'.” Newsobserver, News & Observer, www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article193042849.html. Clabby, Catherine, et al. “GenX Pollution - What Happened? And When?” North Carolina Health News, 18 Aug. 2017, www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2017/08/17/genx-pollution-what-happened-when/ Public Fears Health Impacts of GenX Chemical in Cape Fear River, NC. (n.d.). Retrieved March 13, 2018, from https://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/genx-chemical-discharge-in-cape-fear-river N.C. drinking water tainted with chemical byproduct for decades? (n.d.). Retrieved March 13, 2018, from https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/wilmington-nc-cape-fear-river-water-tainted-genx-dupont-chemours/