DuPont declined to comment, noting in an email that ortho-toluidine was produced by "E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., not DuPont de Nemours," as the company now calls itself after relaunching in 2019.

If the DEC accepts Goodyear's plan, the company could take interim steps to curb the amount of ortho-toluidine it emits as soon as this spring, with permanent measures to be installed by late 2026.

Ortho-toluidine is a known human carcinogen that was linked to bladder cancer in animal experiments as far back as the 1950s. DPA is a possible carcinogen that may damage the bladder, kidneys and ...

Nailax is made using a chemical called ortho-toluidine, or OT, for short. When making Nailax, a chemical called diphenylamine, or DPA, is created in the process. OT is a known carcinogen.

Members at the meeting said in 2023 that Goodyear reported it released over 1,200 pounds of ortho-toluidine on nearly 4,000 residents within two. The DEC’s recommended limit would be 100 pounds.

As it is, ortho-toluidine pollution is already blamed for occupational cancer inside the Goodyear plant. At least 78 workers have been diagnosed with bladder cancer since the 1980s.

They concluded that exposure to ortho-toluidine was the likely cause. At least 78 Goodyear workers have developed bladder cancer since the mid-1980s. This story is funded by readers like you.

The Niagara Falls plant, which has used ortho-toluidine since 1957 to make an additive that keeps tires from cracking and generates DPA as a byproduct, is the site of one of the nation’s worst ...

A cancer-causing chemical is spewing into the air, in Niagara Falls, from the nearby Goodyear plant. That chemical is being released into the air at rates higher than current legal standards.

Ortho-toluidine has been directly linked to an increased risk of bladder cancer. In January, Goodyear agreed to reduce emissions of this hazardous chemical by a factor of three, with a commitment ...

DEC modeling shows the plant is releasing Ortho-Toluidine, a chemical that studies have shown contributes to bladder cancer, at a rate of up to seven times higher than allowed under state guidelines.