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EPA confirms GenX-related compounds used in solar panels

27 August 2018 by DSR

 
“Although top national environmental regulators confirmed GenX and related chemical compounds are used to produce solar panel components, they say their research does not prioritize what risks that might pose to the environment and human health.

Peter Grevatt, national director of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water in Washington, D.C., recently told Carolina Journal the GenX solar concern “is one that’s in a much broader set of challenges.”

GenX is known to be used in making Teflon film that coats many solar panels. The chemical falls under the larger umbrella of compounds classified as PFAS chemicals.”
 
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Way, Dan, Carolina Journal 27 August 2018.
 

Posted in: Solar Tagged: DuPont, Environmental Protection Agency, Gex X, PFAS, Teflon

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