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The Devil We Know

When did you first become involved with APFO or C-8?

When did you first become involved with APFO or C-8?

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When did you first become involved with APFO or C-8?
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5 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
00:21:08
Uploaded
Jun 28, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Diamond Docs,Atlas Films

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A group of citizens in West Virginia challenges a powerful corporation to be more environmentally responsible.
I was first aware of it prior to 1977. - The Devil We Know 00:04
I was first aware of it prior to 1977.
Perfluorinated materials had been found in human blood. - The Devil We Know 00:04
Perfluorinated materials had been found in human blood.
At first, 3M and DuPont were checking to see - The Devil We Know 00:14
At first, 3M and DuPont were checking to see
So they started going to archived bloody supplies, - The Devil We Know 00:13
So they started going to archived bloody supplies,
They tested kids, they tested adults, they went to Asia. - The Devil We Know 00:13
They tested kids, they tested adults, they went to Asia.
Eventually, they did find some clean blood. - The Devil We Know 00:13
Eventually, they did find some clean blood.
That blood was clean because the Teflon chemicals - The Devil We Know 00:07
That blood was clean because the Teflon chemicals
The main sources of exposure are still something of a mystery. - The Devil We Know 00:12
The main sources of exposure are still something of a...
Today, every baby probably on the planet, - The Devil We Know 00:31
Today, every baby probably on the planet,
We think of these chemicals as associated with 3M and DuPont, - The Devil We Know 00:35
We think of these chemicals as associated with 3M and...
Thousands of facilities, including the furniture store down the street, - The Devil We Know 00:12
Thousands of facilities, including the furniture store down ...
And today a product that you'll find - The Devil We Know 00:05
And today a product that you'll find
And then you realize that companies in Asia and in Europe, - The Devil We Know 00:07
And then you realize that companies in Asia and in Europe,
And I think with a chemical that is potentially biopersistent - The Devil We Know 00:08
And I think with a chemical that is potentially...
Bioaccumulation, biopersistence, those are fancy words for it. - The Devil We Know 00:05
Bioaccumulation, biopersistence, those are fancy words for i...
When you die and they bury you, - The Devil We Know 00:04
When you die and they bury you,
Sunlight doesn't break them down, - The Devil We Know 00:08
Sunlight doesn't break them down,
They call this Fluorine chemical, "The Devil's piss." - The Devil We Know 00:06
They call this Fluorine chemical, "The Devil's pis...
Once it gets into your system, it remains in your blood. - The Devil We Know 00:05
Once it gets into your system, it remains in your blood.
My gut tells me the biopersistence issue will kill us. - The Devil We Know 00:16
My gut tells me the biopersistence issue will kill us.