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GenX Investigation

In June 2017, the Department of Environmental Quality and the Department of Health and Human Services began investigating the presence of a compound known as "GenX" in the Cape Fear River. The Chemours facility in Fayetteville was identified as the company that produces the GenX chemical for industrial processes.

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Cape Fear River Environmental Justice Environmental Racism GenX NC
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