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Pollution at the PFAS: UN Experts Ask France for Accounts

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Five UN Special Rapporteurs addressed the French State and the Arkema and Daikin industrialists on the risks of eternal pollutants in the Chemical Valley.

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Five Special Rapporteurs of the Human Rights Council addressed the Government and two industrialists, Arkema and Daikin, who have 60 days to respond.

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Five UN Special Rapporteurs addressed the French State and the Arkema and Daikin industrialists on the risks of eternal pollutants in the Chemical Valley.

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Five UN Special Rapporteurs asked France to explain its efforts to combat the eternal pollutants (PFAS) in the "Chemical Valley", near Lyon (southeast), evoked...

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Five UN Special Rapporteurs questioned France last March on pollution to PFAS in the chemical valley south of Lyon, referring to possible human rights violations. Experts point to the lack of application of the precautionary principle in this region, "the most contaminated in France".

Five UN Special Rapporteurs have seized the French government and two industrialists, asking them to justify the measures taken against the contamination of eternal pollutants in the south of Lyon, evoking possible violations of human rights. Seized last July by the environmental association Our Case to all, these experts mandated by the [...] Read more UN experts question France on pollution to PFAS in the chemical valley appeared first on Le S…

On 13 March, the United Nations sent "letters of allegations" to the French state, as well as to Arkema and Daikin, two giants of the industrial zone. In concrete terms, the world organization is calling into question the rejection of PFAS, also called [...] The article PFAS: The UN calls the French state and two industrialists of the chemical valley first on Lyon Capitale.

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latribune.fr broke the news on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.
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