Researchers found in 2017 that Chemours had been releasing GenX and several other PFAS into the Cape Fear River for four decades. Scientific experts agree residents in NC experienced continual and chronic exposures from contaminated drinking water, air and locally-grown food. Chemours has yet to complete limited court-ordered toxicity studies from a 2019 consent order between the company, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality and Cape Fear River Watch. Additionally, at the request of Clean Cape Fear, the United Nations is investigating human rights violations within the region associated with Chemours' Fayetteville Works Facility, including the lack of testing to inform community members of the impacts of chemical exposures from Chemours operations.