# @ajcvideo on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=iLJaZR12dF8
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/69525747-ajcvideo-youtube
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/07ba0c0155.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-06-10T14:00:22.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Atlanta Journal-Constitution (@ajcvideo) — https://gondola.cc/ajcvideo

## Caption

In Dalton, where the carpet industry has long shaped the economy, a darker legacy is coming into focus. 

Chemicals used to make carpets stain- and water-resistant — known as PFAS or “forever chemicals” — can linger in the environment for years. As the region balances its industrial past with a shift toward a new data center, questions about environmental and long-term health effects are becoming harder to ignore.

Watch the full episode of "Curiosities of the South" covering the impact in Dalton now on the AJC's YouTube channel — and subscribe for more in-depth stories shaping the region.

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🎥: AJC | DuPont | Your New House / YouTube

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