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Firefighting Foam: DOD is Working to Address Challenges to Transitioning to PFAS-Free Alternatives
Policy
8 Jul 2024
The Defense Department is mandated to stop using PFAS-containing firefighting foam, but faces challenges like the lack of a suitable replacement, an estimated transition cost of over $2.1 billion, and potential delays requiring waivers until 2026.
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Inside Sea-Tac’s efforts to clean up PFAS firefighting foams
News
2 Jul 2024 | The Seattle Times
Over six days, the system flushed a toxic substance from a firetruck as the department became one of the first in the nation to begin to remove firefighting foam concentrates laced with “forever chemicals.”
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Fire chiefs eye future of gear without 'forever chemicals'
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17 May 2024 | WGAL
If you look through the aisles of the Fire Expo Show, you'll see plenty of firefighting vehicles, equipment, and tools — including gear that does not contain so-called "forever chemicals" that have been linked to cancer and other health problems.
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Linking exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in house dust and biomonitoring data in eight impacted communities
Science
17 May 2024 | Environ Int
In communities impacted by drinking water contamination from PFAS, household dust was found to significantly correlate with serum PFAS levels, suggesting residential exposure via indoor pathways, with factors like age, duration of residence, cleaning habits, and product usage influencing exposure levels.
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PFAS Contamination in Europe: Generating Knowledge and Mapping Known and Likely Contamination with “Expert-Reviewed” Journalism
Science
9 Apr 2024 | Environ Sci Technol
The "Forever Pollution Project" (FPP), a collaborative effort between journalists and scientific advisers, used investigative techniques to reveal widespread PFAS contamination across Europe, emphasizing the importance of data transparency and collaboration among researchers, policymakers, and journalists in addressing environmental issues.
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Armadillo Merino USA launches PFAS-free station wear
News
29 Mar 2024
Armadillo Merino USA has launched a line of station wear and PPE that is PFAS-free, and made of Merino wool.
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PFAS chemicals in turnout gear may release by wear and tear, study says
News
26 Jan 2024 | News Center Maine
Firefighters hope the new data could lead to PFAS-free protective equipment in the future.
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IAFF Endorses Military Fire Fighter PFAS Compensation Bill
Policy
19 Jan 2024
The IAFF is proud to throw its support behind the Military Fire Fighters PFAS Compensation Bill (H.R. 6946), introduced by U.S. Reps. Marilyn Strickland and Bill Posey.
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Wear and Tear May Cause Firefighter Gear to Release More ‘Forever Chemicals’
News
16 Jan 2024 | NIST
NIST's follow-up study on firefighter turnout gear found over 20 types of PFAS, with increased release during wear and tear, highlighting potential health risks and prompting the need for alternative manufacturing methods to minimize PFAS exposure in protective clothing.
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Firefighters' exposure to per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as an occupational hazard: A review.
Science
18 Dec 2023 | Front Mater
The close link between firefighters and cancer may be partly driven by occupational exposure to carcinogenic PFAS found in turnout gear, firefighting foam, and fire station environments leading to elevated PFAS levels in firefighters’ blood serum.
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Comparison of Serum PFAS Concentrations in Incumbent and Recruit Firefighters and Longitudinal Assessment in Recruits
Science
28 Nov 2023 | J Occup Environ Med
Incumbent firefighters had lower n-PFOA and PFNA than recruits and most PFAS significantly decreased over time among male recruits, suggesting that firefighting activities may not increase PFAS exposure.
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Uhlmann Confirms EPA Will Not Pursue PFAS Enforcement Actions against Farmers, Public Airports, and Municipal Wastewater Facilities
News
16 Oct 2023 | The National Law Review
The U.S. EPA will not pursue PFAS enforcement actions against farmers who used biosolids, public airports that used aqueous film forming foam for fire suppression, or municipal wastewater facilities so long as they were acting in good faith.
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‘Like a Russian Roulette’: US Military Firefighters Grapple With Unknowns of PFAS Exposure
News
7 Sep 2023 | KFF Health News
A U.S. military firefighter for 32 years, Kurt Rhodes trained and performed his duties with aqueous film forming foam, or AFFF — a highly effective fire suppressant that he never knew contained PFAS chemicals, now known to be harmful to human health.
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Temporal Decline in Serum PFAS Concentrations among Metropolitan Firefighters: Longitudinal Study on Post-Exposure Changes following PFAS Foam Cessation
Science
22 Aug 2023 | Environ. Int.
After switching from AFFF to alternative firefighting foams, younger firefighters and those with minimal prior occupational PFAS exposure experienced substantially greater annual reductions in PFAS blood levels.
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Dingell Leads Introduction of Bipartisan Legislation to Remove PFAS from Firefighter Gear
Policy
20 Jul 2023
Bipartisan Congresspeople introduced The Protecting Firefighters and Advancing State-of-the-Art Alternatives Act (PFAS Alternatives Act), to support development of next-generation PFAS-free turnout gear for firefighters and better protect firefighters from the dangers of their work.