'Contaminated: The Carpet Industry’s Toxic Legacy' from FRONTLINE (PBS)
The full documentary: How did PFAS chemicals once used in popular stain-resistant carpets end up in the water and environment in parts of Georgia and Alabama?
Takeaways from investigation into the toxic forever chemical legacy of the South’s carpet industry
A major investigative collaboration among five newsrooms shows how chemicals used to make carpets stain-resistant have contaminated swaths of the South
Investigative special report: Inside America’s carpet capital
This project grew from the AJC's reporting and now includes investigative collaboration with AL.
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