The Associated Press’ Brian Farkas is reporting that up to 80,000 people will be screened this year in the DuPont case:
Up to 80,000 Ohio and West Virginia residents could be tested over the next year to determine if their health has been affected by drinking water containing a chemical used to make Teflon.
DuPont Co. agreed in February to pay for the screenings to settle a class action lawsuit.
The collection of personal health histories and blood samples will begin this month for residents who receive their drinking water from six public water districts, or from private wells within the districts, where concentrations of ammonium perfluorooctanoate, or C8, have been found.
The water supplies are near DuPont’s Washington Works plant, along the Ohio River near Parkersburg.
About 80,000 residents live in the districts, and it’s hoped at least 60,000 will participate in the screening.
Here’s a little more detail:
Residents will receive $150 to answer a health questionnaire. If they agree to submit a blood sample, they will receive an additional $250. Residents will walk out of the collection centers with a check, Maher said.
[...] has set aside $15 million to cover that settlement, which has not yet been finalized. An earlier Class Action Questions post also addressed the trouble brewing at DuPont. [...]