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As Portland transitions away from PFAS-laden firefighting foam at the Jetport, lawmakers intend to make state follow
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17 Jan 2025 | The Maine Monitor
Brunswick airport’s toxic foam spill highlighted the need to transition to safer alternatives. A Brunswick legislator is pushing for that to happen.
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A PFAS-free fire suppressant made with Maine wood could fight wildfires
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17 Jan 2025 | Portland Press Herald
The chemical-free extinguisher could move to the market – and onto firefighting airplanes – quickly. But getting it certified will take time and money.
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Early ‘forever chemicals’ exposure could impact economic success in adulthood – study
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10 Jan 2025 | The Guardian
Those who lived in regions with firefighting training areas earned about 1.7% less later in life, research shows.
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Pulitzer Center series on PFAS & firefighting: A fire hose of ‘forever chemicals’
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1 Jan 2025 | Maine Morning Star
Maine Morning Star in partnership with the Pulitzer Center has published a an investigative series examining the prevalence of PFAS in and from firefighting, particularly in the use of foam known as AFFF and in firefighter turnout gear.
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Characterization of PFAS Residuals: A Case Study on PFAS Content in a Firefighting Foam Delivery System of an Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Vehicle
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24 Dec 2024 | Chemosphere
Residual PFAS contamination in firefighting foam systems, even after rinsing, highlights the need for targeted replacement of critical components as brass and rubber parts retain the highest contamination levels.
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City of Tucson files lawsuit against federal government over water contamination
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13 Dec 2024 | KVOA
The City of Tucson has filed a lawsuit against the federal government, alleging negligence by the U.S. Air Force has caused widespread contamination of the city’s drinking water with harmful "forever chemicals."
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Prevalence of PFAS 'forever chemical' in the environment likely significantly underestimated: study
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2 Dec 2024 | ABC News
The unexpected discovery of a soon-to-be banned "forever chemical" in firefighting foams previously used in Australia has prompted concerns the chemical may be significantly more widespread in the environment than once thought.
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Leachability of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances from contaminated concrete
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5 Nov 2024 | Environ Sci Process Impacts
PFAS chemicals, like PFOS and PFHxA, can leach significantly from concrete contaminated from use of aqueous film-forming foams at airports, defense, and port facilities, with leaching behavior influenced by factors like particle size, pH, and individual PFAS properties.
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Non-target screening reveals 124 PFAS at an AFFF-impacted field site in Germany specified by novel systematic terminology
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28 Oct 2024 | Anal Bioanal Chem
A 2008 fire incident in Reilingen, Germany led to significant contamination from aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF), prompting a study that used advanced analysis techniques to identify 124 PFAS in the soil, highlighting the complex environmental impact of AFFFs and the need for consistent terminology and thorough contaminant characterization for effective mitigation.
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Fall River firefighter wins years-long fight against PFAS in gear. What does he do now?
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9 Oct 2024 | The Herald News
After six years, Jason Burns feels he’s earned a quick breather. Then it’s back to the job of trying to save lives.
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Some New Mexico households eligible for free well testing to detect PFAS
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16 Sep 2024 | KRQE
The New Mexico Environment Department is offering residents around Cannon Air Force Base free water testing for PFAS contamination.
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Spokane International Airport releases first PFAs report
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13 Sep 2024 | KREM 2
The report identifies 10 areas with either known or probable PFAs contamination. Many of those locations are where the airport used or stored firefighting foam.
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Maine officials trying to hide scale of ex-navy base PFAS spill, advocates suspect
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13 Sep 2024 | The Guardian
The government’s communication was called ‘unconscionable’ after one of the largest spills of toxic ‘forever chemicals’.
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‘Chronic threat’ of PFAS firefighting foams raised in 2003 secret UK report
Policy
11 Sep 2024
The Environment Agency was warned about the “chronic threat” that firefighting foams containing PFAS “forever chemicals” pose to the environment in 2003, 20 years before it started the process of regulating the chemicals, it can be revealed.
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Nontarget Analysis Combined with TOP Assay Reveals a Significant Portion of Unknown PFAS Precursors in Firefighting Foams Currently Used in China
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9 Sep 2024 | Environ. Sci. Technol.
Researchers identified 54 PFAS compounds, including seven novel ones, in Chinese firefighting foams, with some meeting persistence, bioaccumulation, and toxicity criteria, and advanced analysis revealed additional PFAS precursors that were previously undetected.