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Contaminated: The Carpet Industry's Toxic Legacy (2026)
Directed by Jonathan Schienberg
Documentary · 54m
How did PFAS chemicals once used in popular stain-resistant carpets end up in the water and environment in parts of Georgia, Alabama and South Carolina? FRONTLINE, The Associated Press, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Post and Courier and AL.com investigate what happened with these forever chemicals and the ongoing health impacts. The joint investigation draws on thousands of pages of documents and court depositions and interviews with former regulators and industry insiders, as well as doctors, scientists and people who have the kinds of illnesses that researchers have linked to PFAS contamination.
Cast
Will Lyman
Crew
- Director
- Jonathan Schienberg
- Writer
- Jonathan Schienberg
- Director of Photography
- Tim Grucza
- Editor
- Robert Kirwan
- Producer
- Jonathan Schienberg, Kate McCormick, Dana Miller Ervin
Details
- Release date
- 2026-02-03
- Runtime
- 54m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- PBS, FRONTLINE, The Associated Press