Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rough estimates place Maine’s remaining volume of firefighting foam with PFAS at upward of 40,000 gallons. Despite a 2020 ...
Transitioning from AFFF to fluorine-free foam (F3) involves complex technical, environmental, and operational challenges. This white paper explains how a strategic, risk-informed approach can help ...
Countless firefighters in Michigan—and across the country—have spent decades handling a chemical-laden firefighting foam without fully understanding its long-term risks. What has not been discovered ...
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DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) – For decades, fire departments across Illinois used a firefighting foam, known as Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF), which turned out to be toxic and linked to cancer. The use of ...
Pasco Fire removed 140 gallons of PFAS-containing AFFF foam from the city. The Washington Department of Ecology runs statewide collection and 90 stations signed up. Pasco replaced the toxic foam with ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The State of North Carolina has awarded Revive Environmental Technology a contract to provide PFAS destruction services as part of its Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AFFF) ...