Firefighting foam containing PFAS, also know as “forever chemicals,” is still in three hangars at Brunswick Executive Airport ...
A recent study by Florida International University found 21 types of PFAS “forever chemicals” in South Florida’s rainwater.
Firefighting is extremely dangerous, and special equipment often makes the difference in life-and-death scenarios involving raging fires, collapsing buildings or toxic fumes.
The Brunswick Renters Organization is gearing up to create a database of PFAS levels around Brunswick Landing, highlighting concerns about toxic chemical exposure in marginalized communities and the ...
Foam from Muskegon Lake contained over 4,000 parts per trillion of a synthetic chemical known to harm human and environmental health, researchers said. That’s unusually high, but its cause and the ...
Scientists are taking samples at eight different sites, starting at Mare Creek, just south of Hanger 4, where the foam ...
Exposure to PFAS has been linked to problems with the immune system, developmental issues in children and cancer the leading ...
Many states have enacted laws this year to restrict the use of PFAS — often called “forever chemicals” — in a wide array of ...
Of all the contaminated facilities in Florida, the highest detected level is at the Patrick Air Force Base at 4,338,000 ppt, over a million times the limit set by the EPA. It is followed by the Naval ...
Firefighting foams with PFAS are used to contain highly flammable fires like this that can't be extinguished with water. A state program meant to protect firefighters from harmful PFAS in ...
The PFAS case is one of a half dozen cases to be argued at the court’s Nov. 13 session. A challenge to the state’s rules on ...