3M finalises PFAS settlement with US water suppliers
By 
Rebecca Trager2024-04-04T12:12:00
Court-approved scheme will see up to $12.5 billion to fund cleanup of public drinking water systems
US manufacturing giant 3M will soon begin making payments to public drinking water suppliers across the US under a multibillion-dollar settlement over per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination that was approved by a US District Court on 29 March. The agreement could see the company pay out up to $12.5 billion (£10 billion) by 2036