Asbestos exposure on U.S. Navy ships during the 20th century put veterans at risk of mesothelioma. See a list of ships with ...

AFFF will be removed from all firefighting systems ... Tanaka says it’s the ultimately the Navy’s responsibility to clean up any contaminated sites. “The Navy itself did studies in 1976 ...

AFFF became a staple on military bases in the 1970s, not long after its development by 3M and the U.S. Navy. By 1988, the federal government mandated its use at commercial airports (a stricture ...

The report highlights failures of the Navy to warn the public. It also discusses four incidents of AFFF spills, fire fighting foam which contain toxic forever chemicals. “We couldn’t find ...

In order to mitigate the risk of fires, many rely on aqueous film forming foam or AFFF. This "fire fighting foam" is stored onsite in tanks and used to suppress fire during an emergency.