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One of the world’s largest carpet manufacturers claims it was tricked into using a group of chemicals it did not know was harmful to people and the environment.

The allegations are part of a pending lawsuit filed by Mohawk Industries, based in Dalton, Georgia, against 3M and other chemical manufacturers.

The lawsuit claims the chemical companies “concealed and misrepresented material information regarding the environmental and health risks of PFAS chemicals” when it sold “treatment products” to Mohawk for decades.

On Monday, the city of Dalton itself filed a lawsuit against Shaw Industries, claiming one of the city’s largest employers contaminated its sewage system with PFAS chemicals. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia in Rome.
Read the full story here: https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2024/12/10/erin-brockovich-you-have-pfas-contamination-its-big-one/

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Carpet manufacturer claims it was tricked into using harmful chemicals | Behind the Investigation

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One of the world’s largest carpet manufacturers claims it was tricked into using a group of chemicals it did not know was harmful to people and the environment.

The allegations are part of a pending lawsuit filed by Mohawk Industries, based in Dalton, Georgia, against 3M and other chemical manufacturers.

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