As Portland transitions away from PFAS-laden firefighting foam at the Jetport, lawmakers intend to make state follow
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Maine lawmaker sponsors several bills to get rid of toxic firefighting foam
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Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) Fire Extinguish Agent Market Overview with Detailed Analysis, Competitive landscape, Forecast to 2033
The analysts forecast the global aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) fire extinguish agent market to exhibit a CAGR of 3.68% during the period 2019-2024.The report covers the present scenario and the ...
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Barrels of firefighting foam were collected around New Hampshire and sent to Ohio. Last month, remnants of the foam returned ...
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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 ...
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NH destroyed firefighting foam full of PFAS chemicals. Now a lab is testing the results.
That would be a significant change. Before treatment, the firefighting foam, known as Aqueous Film-Forming Foam or AFFF, was great at fighting tough fires, like those ignited by gasoline or jet fuel.