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I recently saw a local notice about PFAs and their voluminous use in firefighting foams at the nearby military bases and airports. Apparently it was making its
by newnewpdro 8y ago
I recently saw a local notice about PFAs and their voluminous use in firefighting foams at the nearby military bases and airports. Apparently it was making its way into the drinking water.
The wikipedia page has some information.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefighting_foam#Environmental_and_health_concerns https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefighting_foam#Environmenta...
- jabl 8y agoSee also https://theintercept.com/2015/12/16/toxic-firefighting-foam-has-contaminated-u-s-drinking-water-with-pfcs/ https://theintercept.com/2015/12/16/toxic-firefighting-foam-... https://theintercept.com/2018/02/10/firefighting-foam-afff-pfos-pfoa-epa/ https://theintercept.com/2018/02/10/firefighting-foam-afff-p... Part of a 21-part series at https://theintercept.com/series/the-teflon-toxin/ https://theintercept.com/series/the-teflon-toxin/