Manufacturing company 3M knew more than 50 years ago that its firefighting products – including components in Pfas “forever chemicals” – could be hazardous to the health of humans and animals and damage the environment, the federal government has claimed in court documents.(联邦政府声称，3M公司50多年前就知道其消防产品可能危害健康和环境。)
联邦政府在法庭文件中声称，制造业公司3M在50多年前就知道其消防产品——包括Pfas“永久化学品”中的成分——可能危害人类和动物的健康，并破坏环境。
In filings(（法律）文件，诉状) as part of its $2bn lawsuit against the multinational company, commonwealth lawyers said products sold to Australia were known to stay present in water and soil, were persistent(持久的，顽固的) in the human body and in animals, and contributed to(导致，促成) conditions including reduced kidney function, alterations(改变，变化) in immune function, effects on fertility(生育能力，繁殖力) and puberty(青春期) and lower birth weight in babies.
在对这家跨国公司提起的20亿美元诉讼的文件中，联邦律师表示，出售给澳大利亚的产品已知会残留在水和土壤中，在人体和动物体内持久存在，并导致肾功能下降、免疫功能改变、影响生育和青春期以及婴儿出生体重偏低等问题。
In May, the attorney general(（澳）总检察长), Michelle Rowland, announced the federal government was suing 3M and its Australian subsidiary(子公司) over Pfas chemical contamination(污染) at 28 defence bases, seeking damages(损害赔偿金) of more than $2bn (US$1.4bn).
今年5月，总检察长米歇尔·罗兰宣布，联邦政府正就28个国防基地的Pfas化学污染起诉3M及其澳大利亚子公司，索赔金额超过20亿澳元（合14亿美元）。