gianluca lanciai

Photographer
 
The Chemical Ghost
Location: New York
Nationality: italiana
Biography: Gianluca is a documentary photographer born in 1989. In 2021 he attended the masterclass in visual and story telling by ICP and Camera Torino, developing his project The Chemical Ghost. His main interest is aimed at socio-cultural and... MORE
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The Chemical Ghost
Copyright gianluca lanciai 2024
Updated Dec 2021
Location trissino
Topics Activist, Environment, Health, Human rights, News, Pollution
Pfas are chemical compounds used to make textiles, paper, coatings for food containers, photographic film, fire fighting foams, household cleaners.
In 2013, some aquifers in the Veneto, Italy, were poisoned by Pfas. The Miteni company, which spilled waste directly into a river, was held responsible for the ecological disaster.
The compounds, present in significant concentrations in ecosystems and living organisms, are currently linked to cases of male infertility, premature births, autism, cardiovascular problems.
Mother No Pfas Organization and former employees are civil parties in the ongoing trial against Miteni-Icg Mitsubishi