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Los Angeles sues Monsanto for chemicals in waterways

Monsanto allegedly let dangerous pollutants flow into city waterways for decades, despite knowing their danger.

Gianluca Ricciodi Gianluca Riccio
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March 9 2022
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Los Angeles authorities filed a new lawsuit against chemical giant Monsanto on Monday, claiming the company violated environmental law in what is one of the most populous cities in the United States.

The lawsuit comes after a series of lawsuits against the Roundup herbicide, which contains glyphosate, and involves three companies in all.

These are the companies that Monsanto spun off in the 90s: Monsanto Company, now owned by Bayer; Solutia Inc., now owned by Eastman Chemical Company; and Pharmacia LLC., now owned by Pfizer.

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Poisoned streams

The latest legal document claims that Monsanto has contaminated Los Angeles waterways with polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) until 1979.

PCBs, a persistent toxic chemical that does not break down easily, have been used in paints, inks, paper products, flame retardant products, hydraulic fluids and industrial equipment.

"It is time for Monsanto to clean up and pay," the City of Los Angeles attorney said mike fire.

The health and environmental consequences of PCBs are gigantic. Monsanto has known for decades that PCBs are toxic and that they would inevitably cause widespread contamination. It is irritating that Monsanto has continued to produce and sell them, and that it deceives the public about it.

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Gardener Dewayne Johnson, who sued Monsanto (and won) for diseases caused by glyphosate.

The consequences on health

According to the complaint, PCBs can cause cancer and damage to the liver, thyroid and eyes. The chemical would even prevent brain growth, with a high impact on birth weight as well.

Monsanto is accused of having known since the 50s that PCBs were dangerous to people, while also providing precautions for its workers. According to city officials, the company had been informed at least ten years before that those chemicals would disrupt the endocrine system.

There was no immediate response from companies to media inquiries.

The “Monsanto curse” also on Bayer

Since buying Monsanto in 2018, Bayer has been plagued by legal problems - a veritable spate of cases in US courts by cancer patients pointing the finger at Roundup's glyphosate. Bayer, for its part, rejects the accusations. But these vicissitudes contributed to sinking the price of his shares.

Even investors have sued the company for € 2,2 billion in damages: question of karma, I guess.

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