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Study of Environmental-Friendly Firefighting Foam Based on the Mixture of Hydrocarbon and Silicone Surfactants
Science
14 Apr 2020 | Fire Tech.
Fluorine-free foam containing silicone surfactant of OFX-5211 shows better fire extinguishing and burn-back performance than AFFF.
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Two Senate bills target chemicals found in firefighting foam
News
9 Mar 2020 | California Globe
Two bills that call for the partial banning and water testing of chemicals called perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) were introduced to the Californian Senate.
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Indiana-based companies in charge of incinerating military’s PFAS firefighting foam stockpiles
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9 Mar 2020 | Indiana Environmental Reporter
Two Indiana-based hazardous waste treatment companies are playing a leading role nationally in the incineration of the U.S. military’s stockpiles of toxic firefighting foam and have landed in the middle of a legal battle.
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Exposure to Perfluoroalkyl Substances in a Cohort of Women Firefighters and Office Workers in San Francisco
Science
3 Mar 2020 | Environ. Sci. Technol.
Women firefighters are exposed to higher levels of some PFAS compared to office workers, suggesting that some of these exposures may be occupationally related.
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U.S. Department of Defense-Funded Fate and Transport Research on Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances at Aqueous Film-Forming Foam-Impacted Sites
Science
26 Feb 2020 | Environ. Tox. and Chem.
This article summarizes much of the work the U.S. Department of Defense has conducted over PFAS fate and transport and their overarching conclusions to date.
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Release of Volatile Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances from Aqueous Film-Forming Foam
Science
26 Feb 2020 | Environ Sci Technol. Let.
PFAS was found to be dispersed in the air when used in aqueous film-forming foam, potentially putting firefighters at risk.
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New York moves to ban ‘forever chemicals’ in firefighting foam
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26 Dec 2019 | Bloomberg Environment
New York enacted a ban on the use, manufacture, sale, or distribution of firefighting foam and equipment containing fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS, unless no viable alternatives are available.
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Characterization of the chemical contents of fluorinated and fluorine-free firefighting foams using a novel workflow combining non-target screening and total fluorine analysis
Science
10 Dec 2019 | Environ. Sci. Technol.
Firefighting foams marketed as PFAS-Free was found not to contain fluorine.
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Ultra-Short-Chain Perfluoroalkyl Acids Including Trifluoromethane Sulfonic Acid in Water Connected to Known and Suspected Point Sources in Sweden
Science
4 Dec 2019 | Environ Sci Technol.
Firefighting training sites, landfills, and hazardous waste management facilities found to release ultra-short-chain PFAS into the environment and waterways.
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High throughput UHPLC MS/MS measurement of Per and Poly Fluorinated Alkyl Substances (PFAS) in human serum
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4 Dec 2019 | J Anal Toxicol
A new detection method was developed and used to understand PFAS exposure in Kentucky residents.
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Inflammatory bowel disease and biomarkers of gut inflammation and permeability in a community with high exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances through drinking water
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25 Nov 2019 | Environ. Res.
PFAS exposure from 1985-1994 thought to be linked with a high risk of Crohn's disease.
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Interstate Chemicals Clearinghouse Webinar: Firefighting foams: Practical Considerations to Going Fluorine-free
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19 Nov 2019
IC2 is hosting a webinar that focuses on PFAS in firefighting foam, regulatory decisions, alternatives, and remediation, moderated by Jen Jackson of the San Francisco Department of the Environment.
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Elucidation of contamination sources for poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) on Svalbard (Norwegian Arctic)
Science
7 Nov 2019 | Environ Sci Pollut Res Int.
Firefighting-training sites and landfill locations were identified as primary PFAS sources for Svalbard arctic settlements.
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New threats put wildfire fighters’ health on the line
News
1 Nov 2019 | The New York Times
Mr. Alba, the firefighter who was in Paradise, is calling on fire agencies to remove PFAS from their uniforms, and for officials to come up with a solution that protects them from noxious threats.
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Top U.S. toxicologist was barred from saying PFAS cause disease in humans. She’s saying it now
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24 Oct 2019 | The Intercept
“I was banned from doing it,” said Birnbaum. “I had to use ‘association’ all the time. If I was talking about human data or impacts on people, I had to always say there was an association with a laundry list of effects.”