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Toxic Foam Exposure at 3M Plant: Workers Unaware of Cancer Risks

Toxic Foam Exposure at 3M Plant: Workers Unaware of Cancer Risks

Update: 2025-12-16
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Uncovered: Three Ms Decades of Toxic Chemical Exposure in Wales - A new investigation reveals that dozens of factory workers at a Three M plant in Swansea, Wales, were exposed to carcinogenic forever chemicals in firefighting foam for decades. Despite knowing about the health risks since the 1970s, Three M failed to inform employees or provide proper protective gear. The factory, which employed over 1000 people, was Three Ms largest outside the US for decades. Levels of PFOS found in the soil were up to 500 times greater than the average in British soils, raising serious health concerns.

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Toxic Foam Exposure at 3M Plant: Workers Unaware of Cancer Risks

Toxic Foam Exposure at 3M Plant: Workers Unaware of Cancer Risks