The FAA ended 2024 by issuing a National Part 139 CertAlert (No. 24-11) concerning Output Based Testing After Completion of Fluorine Free Foam ...

The chemical-free extinguisher could move to the market – and onto firefighting airplanes – quickly. But getting it certified ...

According to a quote for the gear, 31 pairs of PFAS-free pants, jackets, liners and moisture barriers come to a price of ...

Japanese officials visited a training facility at Yokota Air Base, where firefighting foam likely overflowed into stormwater ...

Harmful chemicals in sewage sludge that is spread on pasture land as fertilizer are causing cancer, the Environmental ...

Chemicals found in sewage sludge that some farmers use to fertilize fields and pastures can pose a threat to human and animal ...

This "fire fighting foam" is stored onsite in tanks and used to suppress fire during an emergency. Many types of AFFF contain ...

Fire stations are also among some of the most PFAS-contaminated hotspots. At the Angus firefighting foam plant and training centre in Bentham, North Yorkshire, PFAS from firefighting foams have ...

Sewer sludge from wastewater treatment plants appears to expose farmers and nearby neighbors to toxic “forever” chemicals, a ...

"PFAS are chemicals that have been produced since the 1940s and are used in a variety of industry and consumer products, including nonstick cookware, stain-resistant fabric and firefighting foam.

“The current precautionary dietary advice remains in place, however PFAS use in firefighting foam is being phased out and any ...