Workers were exposed to toxic chemicals in firefighting foam

Dozens of factory workers were exposed to toxic chemicals within firefighting foam over decades, BBC File on 4 Investigates can reveal.
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China Moves Beyond Foam by Phasing Out PFOS in Firefighting

BEIJING, Dec. 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AFFF) has long been praised for its ability to extinguish fires swiftly, thanks to the inclusion of PFOS (Perfluorooctane Sulfonic ...
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University of Kentucky research links ‘forever chemicals’ and colorectal cancer

New Hampshire collected PFAS-laden firefighting foam during a take-back program for fire departments in August. Disposal is through a technology called the PFAS Annihilator that breaks down the ...
Homeland Security Today

GAO Probes DOD Efforts to Address Drinking Water Contaminants Used in Firefighting Foam

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Isaac Sunnock, 633rd Civil Engineer Squadron lead firefighter, participates in a live-fire training exercise at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, on Sept. 19, 2018. (U.S.
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Trump’s first EPA promised to crack down on ‘forever chemicals.’ His second EPA Is pulling back.

Fire-retardant foam “unintentionally released” in an aircraft hangar at Travis Air Force Base in California on Sept. 24, 2013. Firefighting foam contains PFAS or "forever chemicals" that have gotten ...
University at Buffalo

Tracking forever chemicals across food web shows not all isomers are distributed equally

Samples from water, fish and bird eggs demonstrate the need to measure these unique molecular structures separately.