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## [Dark Waters (2019 film) - Wikipedia](http://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FDark_Waters_(2019_film)&rut=962b8077e8b052497bf7a06e25bac8a43c12db236fa07254350312425e047e36)

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[**Dark Waters** is a **2019** American legal thriller **film** directed by Todd Haynes and written by Mario Correa and Matthew Michael Carnahan. The story dramatizes Robert Bilott 's case against the chemical manufacturing corporation **DuPont** after they contaminated a town with unregulated chemicals.](http://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FDark_Waters_(2019_film)&rut=962b8077e8b052497bf7a06e25bac8a43c12db236fa07254350312425e047e36)

## ["Dark Waters" Movie & PFAS Response](http://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mountpleasantwaterworks.com%2Fnews_detail_T11_R20.php&rut=bbc073ca1d303f24d3bfe24fc8c34de4fa1796979bab09180cacaaf0019a938a)

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[It was used by **Dupont** to manufacture **Teflon** from the 1950s until 2013. In the **Dark Waters** story, residents' exposure to high levels of PFOA was a direct result of **Dupont's** hazardous waste disposal process and the subsequent contamination of the area's groundwater.](http://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mountpleasantwaterworks.com%2Fnews_detail_T11_R20.php&rut=bbc073ca1d303f24d3bfe24fc8c34de4fa1796979bab09180cacaaf0019a938a)

## [Sloan Science & Film - Science and Film](http://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fscienceandfilm.org%2Farticles%2F3583%2Fbilott%2Dvs%2Ddupont%2Drevisiting%2Dchemicals%2Din%2Ddark%2Dwaters&rut=c55c05e3cd14b30be5bed945d0856be269e7b1b9aa6d43ca4494a8b1d1cb1f79)

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[Todd Haynes's new feature **film****DARK WATERS** introduces the public to Bilott by chronicling his ground-breaking legal battle against the **DuPont** chemical company's mishandling of **PFAS** contamination.](http://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fscienceandfilm.org%2Farticles%2F3583%2Fbilott%2Dvs%2Ddupont%2Drevisiting%2Dchemicals%2Din%2Ddark%2Dwaters&rut=c55c05e3cd14b30be5bed945d0856be269e7b1b9aa6d43ca4494a8b1d1cb1f79)

## ['Dark Waters' and PFOA - FAQ - CHEM Trust](http://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fchemtrust.org%2Fdark%2Dwaters%2Dand%2Dpfoa%2Dfaq%2F&rut=4c7c3306dc557fc5f5e23f3770823276e8c71c635d8cef469895ff54802b889d)

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[Rob Bilott (second on the left) bringing the **Dark Waters** story to the UK at a parliamentary event on 6th February 2020 **PFAS** - per and polyfluoroalkyl substances - are used in a wide range of consumer products, including non-stick pans, cosmetics, waterproof clothing, grease-proof paper and cardboard food packaging.](http://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fchemtrust.org%2Fdark%2Dwaters%2Dand%2Dpfoa%2Dfaq%2F&rut=4c7c3306dc557fc5f5e23f3770823276e8c71c635d8cef469895ff54802b889d)

## [Film Review: "Dark Waters"](http://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mofga.org%2Ffilm%2Dreview%2Ddark%2Dwaters%2F&rut=b900a8b21f384f871123a3a5af17babae49826fd97c2157d0f817a28934f1627)

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["**Dark Waters**" is a **2019****film**, starring Mark Ruffalo and Anne Hathaway, about a lawyer who sues **Dupont** Corporation for poisoning residents in Parkersburg, West Virginia, through the introduction of **PFAS** chemicals to their water supply.](http://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mofga.org%2Ffilm%2Dreview%2Ddark%2Dwaters%2F&rut=b900a8b21f384f871123a3a5af17babae49826fd97c2157d0f817a28934f1627)

## [Dark Waters' True Story: The Legal Fight Against DuPont's Toxic Pollution](http://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.factualamerica.com%2Fbehind%2Dthe%2Dscreenplay%2Ftoxic%2Dtruth%2Dthe%2Dlegal%2Dbattle%2Dbehind%2Ddark%2Dwaters&rut=0715d1988d04e9dae2686a7cfadf7e2dc86f0505a9ae10776f94b064868c3135)

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[Uncover the real-life legal battle behind '**Dark Waters**.' Learn how attorney Rob Bilott exposed **DuPont's** toxic PFOA contamination in drinking water, leading to a landmark case for environmental justice and public health.](http://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.factualamerica.com%2Fbehind%2Dthe%2Dscreenplay%2Ftoxic%2Dtruth%2Dthe%2Dlegal%2Dbattle%2Dbehind%2Ddark%2Dwaters&rut=0715d1988d04e9dae2686a7cfadf7e2dc86f0505a9ae10776f94b064868c3135)

## [What "Dark Waters" gets right about the DuPont/PFAS ... - Massive Science](http://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fmassivesci.com%2Farticles%2Fdark%2Dwaters%2Dpfas%2Dfocus%2Dfeatures%2Dmark%2Druffalo%2Danne%2Dhathaway%2Dsloan%2F&rut=bf1927419b210f2cc6eeebd7ddad68a4a28868ca4727d734d72e89a7797c358b)

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[This dark dive into **DuPont's** documents introduces **Dark Waters** 's audience to a pivotal villain of the **film** that didn't make the credit list - PFOA. PFOA, also known as C8, are acronyms for perfluorooctanoic acid, a type of chemical used for decades by **DuPont** to produce **Teflon**.](http://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fmassivesci.com%2Farticles%2Fdark%2Dwaters%2Dpfas%2Dfocus%2Dfeatures%2Dmark%2Druffalo%2Danne%2Dhathaway%2Dsloan%2F&rut=bf1927419b210f2cc6eeebd7ddad68a4a28868ca4727d734d72e89a7797c358b)

## [Sloan Science & Film | Chemicals In Dark Waters](http://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fsloanwp.movingimage.org%2F2019%2F12%2F27%2Fchemicals%2Din%2Ddark%2Dwaters%2F&rut=54252a62a18ecaee692c7b356b7944b27a10b822ffd01998b9068fd19ebbd5f8)

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[This dark dive into **DuPont's** documents introduces **DARK WATERS**'s audience to a pivotal villain of the **film** that didn't make the credit list-PFOA. PFOA, also known as C8, are acronyms for perfluorooctanoic acid, a type of chemical used for decades by **DuPont** to produce **Teflon**. PFOA is part of the larger **PFAS** family, encompassing any human-created chemical that contains a certain number of ...](http://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fsloanwp.movingimage.org%2F2019%2F12%2F27%2Fchemicals%2Din%2Ddark%2Dwaters%2F&rut=54252a62a18ecaee692c7b356b7944b27a10b822ffd01998b9068fd19ebbd5f8)

## [The Truth about Teflon - the science behind the Dark Waters film](http://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegreenwoman.co.uk%2Fblog%2Fthe%2Dfrightening%2Dtruth%2Dabout%2Dteflon&rut=c2587b6313cb61f4191570f819805bb4cf0e5d1d50a8a84d67d26bd950184fda)

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[Have you seen Mark Ruffalo's **2019****film** '**Dark Waters**'? The American legal thriller centres on an environmental lawsuit and the dangers of **Teflon**, and has recently been in the spotlight after being added to Netflix.](http://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegreenwoman.co.uk%2Fblog%2Fthe%2Dfrightening%2Dtruth%2Dabout%2Dteflon&rut=c2587b6313cb61f4191570f819805bb4cf0e5d1d50a8a84d67d26bd950184fda)

## [_Dark Waters_ (2019 film) — Grokipedia](http://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fgrokipedia.com%2Fpage%2FDark_Waters_(2019_film)&rut=fb8e295a319663a13a424e9de307cdf27a6e2232c4c12f9dbba66882f6085f0c)

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[**Dark Waters** is a **2019** American legal drama **film** directed by Todd Haynes and starring Mark Ruffalo as corporate defense attorney Robert Bilott. [1] The story, inspired by true events, follows Bilott's investigation into **DuPont's** contamination of drinking water with perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), a persistent chemical used in **Teflon** production that was discharged into the environment near ...](http://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fgrokipedia.com%2Fpage%2FDark_Waters_(2019_film)&rut=fb8e295a319663a13a424e9de307cdf27a6e2232c4c12f9dbba66882f6085f0c)

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