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Whistleblower claims to have nearly died because of illegal chemical exposure from Apple
DAalseth said:It’s possible she was eposed to something hazardous at work. I’m not going to question that.
Buuuuut… saying that Apple wasdumping toxic waste into the apartment windows
That seems pretty damned far fetched to me.
From her wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley_Gjøvik) with the sources:
Ashley Gjøvik (born 1985 or 1986) is an American program manager who is known for filing more than a dozen legal complaints against her former employer, Apple Inc. Notable complaints include a dismissed whistleblower complaint
https://www.oalj.dol.gov/DECISIONS/ALJ/CER/2024/Gjovik_v_APPLE_INC_2024CER00001_(JAN_19_2024)_123139_ORDER_PD.PDF
She claimed:
...vapor intrusion at a Sunnyvale, California Apple office on a Superfund site, which the United States Environmental Protection Agency concluded was not occurring.
https://semspub.epa.gov/work/09/100034523.pdf
https://semspub.epa.gov/work/09/100025885.pdf
In 2020, Gjøvik wrote an essay for the San Francisco Bay View about a mystery illness she said she experienced while living in a Santa Clara, California apartment complex on a Superfund site. She attributed her symptoms to exposure to volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the ground through a process called vapor intrusion. https://sfbayview.com/2021/03/i-thought-i-was-dying-my-apartment-was-built-on-toxic-waste/ https://web.archive.org/web/20211215171510/https://www.indexoncensorship.org/2021/12/apple-poisoned-me-physically-mentally-spiritually/
In 2023, Gjøvik filed a 650-page lawsuit against Apple alleging Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) violations and whistleblower retaliation. The majority of the lawsuit was dismissed in May 2024; the whistleblower, RICO, and Sunnyvale Superfund claims with prejudice.
https://casetext.com/case/gjovik-v-apple-inc-1
It's not a silicon chip fab:
Aria is the code name for a research and development facility at 3250 Scott Blvd in Santa Clara linked to the Apple car project. Apple develops microLED screens at the facility. https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2016/04/11/zeus-medusa-pegasus-athena-inside-apples.html https://www.siliconvalley.com/2018/03/19/apple-secretly-developing-screens-in-unmarked-santa-clara-facility-report/
From HN:
"I live near Santa Clara area so I scanned the EPA report. It mentioned improperly covered activated charcoal and possible improper storage of chemicals, but no mention of releasing solvent vapor in open air. Apple absolutely should be held at higher standard especially operating near residential and school areas, but in this case it looks like a disgruntled ex employee trying to settle a score. I don't think this belongs on HN."