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Lawmakers to propose bills this legislative session that address toxic firefighting foam
The spill of firefighting foam containing PFAS at the former Brunswick Naval Air station last summer is prompting a closer ...
Maine lawmaker sponsors several bills to get rid of toxic firefighting foam
Toxic, potentially cancer-causing firefighting foam, like what spilled in Brunswick last year, is still being used in some ...
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Project to create alternative to PFAS foam firefighting
As the world phases out use of PFAS-based foams in firefighting for the safer but less effective fluorine-free foams (F3), a ...
As Portland transitions away from PFAS-laden firefighting foam at the Jetport, lawmakers intend to make state follow
Brunswick airport’s toxic foam spill highlighted the need to transition to safer alternatives. A Brunswick legislator is ...
Project To Improve PFAS Firefighting Alternative
An example of the optimal application of F3. Credit: US Naval Research Laboratory and John P. Farley et al.
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PFAS-free foam project
As the world phases out use of PFAS-based foams in firefighting for the safer but less effective fluorine-free foams (F3), a ...
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3M knew firefighting foams were toxic for decades, documents reveal
Quick summary • 3M marketed its firefighting foams as safe and biodegradable for decades, despite knowing they contained toxic PFAS chemicals that persist in the environment. E ...
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Toxic foam used in celebrations before contamination
Residents in one coastal village cannot fish, swim or grow food due to contamination by "forever chemicals", and live in fear ...