11 executives jailed over Italian PFAS pollution

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Convictions relate to groundwater contamination around Miteni fluorochemicals plant

An Italian court has jailed 11 executives over charges relating to groundwater pollution with per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) from Miteni’s fluorochemicals plant in Trissino, Italy, since its construction in the 1960s.