DuPont Cancer Report Hidden

DuPont Cancer Report Hidden

American toxicologist Robert Kehoe discovered reports linking the chemical benzidine to bladder cancer. However, since his client, DuPont, manufactured benzidine, he hid the report in a box instead of alerting the public. Decades later, as DuPont employees suffering from cancer filed lawsuits, investigators unearthed the moldy records.

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