Here are just a few of the (known) disasters associated with SK hynix in recent years.

Gas leak at SK Hynix chip plant injures 3, (TheElec, 2021)

SK Hynix launches support group for workers stricken with leukemia (Korea Herald, 2016)

S. Korea gas leak kills three workers at SK Hynix plant (Reuters, 2015)

Poisonous chlorine gas leaked out at SK Hynix fab line, but left no injuries (KIPOST, 2013)

Massive Fire at SK Hynix Facility in Wuxi, China (TechUp, 2013)

Oregon’s Hynix air pollution exceeds allowed hydrogen fluoride levels (2007)

Semiconductor Industry

“Do we know enough about the health risks of new semiconductor factories?” The Verge, 2024

“Industry acts to head off regulation on PFAS pollution from semiconductors,” The Guardian, 2024

“What the Building Chips in America Act could mean for public health and the environment”, Environmental Working Group, 2024

"Our Current Understanding of the Human Health and Environmental Risks of PFAS", United States Environmental Protection Agency, 2024

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

P. Lall, “Critical Needs for Non-PFAS Semiconductor Packaging Materials,” National Academy of Engineering, 2024.

Zhang X, Wang Z, Li X, Deng G. "Emission and occupational health risk assessment of harmful contaminants in various processes in a typical semiconductor manufacturing industry building." Indoor and Built Environment. 2023

Tsai-Chi Kuo, Chien-Yun Kuo, Liang-Wei Chen, “Assessing environmental impacts of nanoscale semiconductor manufacturing from the life cycle assessment perspective,” Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2022.

“Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Toxicity and Human Health Review: Current State of Knowledge and Strategies for Informing Future Research," Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 2020.

Al-Wahaibi, A., Zeka, A. “Health impacts from living near a major industrial park in Oman,” BMC Public Health, 2015

Myoung-Hee Kim, Hyunjoo Kim, Domyung Paek, “The health impacts of semiconductor production: an epidemiologic review,” International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health, 2014