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	Podcast:		The Signal
	Episode:		It started with 100 dead cows
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:17:16
	Publish Date:		2019-10-21 12:00:00
	Description:		Grainy video from a farm in West Virginia shows a horror scene of tumour-ridden cattle, dead and dying, with blackened teeth and missing fur. It was the footage that convinced American lawyer Rob Bilott to pursue a landmark lawsuit against chemical giant DuPont, over a compound called PFAS that had contaminated the land. 20 years later, Australia is grappling with scores of its own PFAS contamination cases, but health authorities here aren't yet convinced of the health impact on humans. Today's episode is the story of how the DuPont case unfolded, and what Australia is doing differently.
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