Fluoride levels in groundwater near Japan's number one chemical plant exceed the standard by nearly 2000 times

A chemical company’s factory near the underground water in Hakusan City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, has been found to have organic fluorinated compounds in the groundwater, with concentrations severely exceeding standards—nearly 2,000 times the Japanese national standard. The company announced on the 17th that in early January, they tested the groundwater near their Hakusan City factory, and the results showed that the concentrations of perfluorooctanesulfonic acid and perfluorooctanoic acid in the organic fluorinated compounds reached a maximum of 99,600 nanograms per liter, which is 1,992 times the Japanese national standard. The company stated that this factory previously produced perfluorooctanesulfonic acid and also used materials that could produce perfluorooctanoic acid during decomposition. The company said they will conduct further investigations into the matter. (CCTV News)