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Table of Contents Part I
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
The company is subject to various litigation matters, including, but not limited to, product liability, patent infringement, antitrust claims, and claims for third
party property damage or personal injury stemming from alleged environmental torts. Information regarding certain of these matters is set forth below and in
Note 15 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Litigation
PFOA: Environmental and Litigation Proceedings
For purposes of this report, the term PFOA means collectively perfluorooctanoic acid and its salts, including the ammonium salt and does not distinguish
between the two forms. Information related to this matter is included in Note 15 to the Consolidated Financial Statements under the heading PFOA.
Environmental Proceedings
Belle Plant, West Virginia
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is investigating three chemical releases at DuPont's Belle facility in West Virginia which occurred in
January 2010. One of the releases involved the death of a DuPont employee after exposure to phosgene.
Chambers Works Plant, Deepwater, New Jersey
In 2010, the government initiated an enforcement action alleging that the facility violated recordkeeping requirements of certain provisions of the Clean Air
Act (CAA) and the Federal Clean Air Act Regulations (FCAR) governing Leak Detection and Reporting and that it failed to report emissions of a compound
from Chambers Works' waste water treatment facility under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act. The alleged non-compliance was
identified by EPA in 2007 and 2009 following separate environmental audits. DuPont is in settlement negotiations with EPA and the Department of Justice
(DOJ).
Yerkes Plant, Buffalo, New York
The government alleges that the facility violated recordkeeping requirements of certain provisions of the CAA and the FCAR governing Leak Detection and
Reporting and that it failed to accurately report emissions under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act. The alleged non-compliance
was identified by EPA in 2006 and 2010 following separate environmental audits. DuPont is in settlement negotiations with EPA and DOJ.
LaPorte Plant, LaPorte, Texas
EPA conducted a multimedia inspection at the LaPorte facility in January of 2008. DuPont, EPA and DOJ began discussions in the fall of 2011 relating
primarily to the management of certain materials in the facility's wastewater treatment system. These negotiations continue.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Information regarding mine safety and other regulatory actions at the company's surface mine in Starke, Florida is included in Exhibit 95 to this report.
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