The Science Panel Website
These pages describe the C8 Science Panel and the Science Panel research program. Our research gathers and assesses information on health status and C8 exposure in the Mid-Ohio Valley communities, potentially affected by the releases of C8 from the Washington Works plant in Parkersburg, West Virginia. The Science Panel consists of three epidemiologists who were chosen jointly by the parties to the legal settlement of a case between plaintiffs and DuPont regarding releases of C8 from the plant.
Science panel news and updates
October 29, 2012
C8 Science Panel delivers fourth and final series of Probable Link evaluations to the Court
The Science Panel has delivered five Probable Link reports dealing with various health outcomes to the Wood County Court on Monday, October 29, 2012. The Science Panel has concluded that there is a Probable Link between C8 (PFOA) and diagnosed high cholesterol; and that there is not a Probable Link between C8 and diagnosed hypertension, coronary artery disease, chronic kidney disease, liver disease, osteoarthritis or Parkinson's disease. These reports are available on this website.
This is the final series of Probable Link evaluations and concludes the Science Panel work.
July 30, 2012
C8 Science Panel delivers third series of Probable Link evaluations to the Court
The Science Panel has delivered six Probable Link reports dealing with various health outcomes to the Wood County Court on Monday, July 30, 2012. The Science Panel has concluded that there is a Probable Link between C8 (PFOA) and ulcerative colitis and thyroid disease; and that there is not a Probable Link between C8 and other autoimmune diseases, common infections, neurodevelopmental disorders in children, respiratory disease, or stroke. These reports are available on this website.
Jun 27, 2012
Update on Science Panel plans for final Probable Link evaluations
The C8 Science Panel has notified the Settling Parties and the Court of the revised timetable for the remaining Probable Link evaluations. As described in a Science Panel Memorandum filed June 25 with the Wood County Court, the Science Panel has found that all 14 remaining reports cannot be completed and presented by July without compromising the quality of the work. Therefore the Panel needs to extend the time for the final reports until October. Our plans for the release of 7 Probable Link evaluations by July 31 remain in effect, including reports on asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, stroke, infectious diseases, thyroid disease, auto-immune disease and neurological development in children. The text of the Memorandum filed with the Court is here.
May 11, 2012
Infections, obesity and clinical markers in children in relation to C8 (PFOA) during pregnancy in mothers in the Mid-Ohio Valley
The Science Panel has filed a status report to the Wood County Court on May 11, 2012 summarizing new results on PFOA estimated during pregnancy among women in the Mid-Ohio Valley and the health of their children, based on information collected in the C8 Health Project and collected in telephone interviews conducted last year for the Science Panel. Overall, these results did not suggest any evidence of an increased risk of metabolic syndrome, childhood obesity, childhood asthma nor infections, in relation to prenatal exposure to PFOA. The Status Report can be seen here.
April 16, 2012
C8 Science Panel delivers Probable Link conclusions on cancers and adult onset diabetes
The Science Panel has delivered two Probable Link reports dealing with cancers and diabetes which were filed with the Wood County Court, West Virginia on Monday, April 16, 2012. The Science Panel has concluded that there is a Probable Link between C8 (PFOA) and both kidney cancer and testicular cancer; and that there is not a Probable Link between C8 and other cancers, nor adult onset diabetes. These reports are both available on this website.
News updates before 2012 can be seen here.
Last updated Nov 28, 2012