(WTAP) - On Monday and Tuesday the state of Ohio held a collection day for PFAS firefighting ... this year. The foam was used for fighting flammable liquid fires and fire departments have since ...

As the world phases out use of PFAS-based foams in firefighting for the safer but less effective fluorine-free foams (F3), a ...

that looks for traces of PFAS in items ranging from industrial ... Much of the initial work involves fire-fighting foam from fire departments, including huge stockpiles of the material at airports.

Barrels of firefighting foam were collected around New Hampshire and sent to Ohio. Last month, remnants of the foam returned ...

Before treatment, the firefighting foam, known as Aqueous Film-Forming Foam or AFFF, was great at fighting ... of our fire departments about liability,” he said. Destroying the PFAS in that ...

A project intended to remove firefighting foam containing harmful chemicals from a fleet of aircraft rescue and fire fighting ...

The biogel developed at UMaine is not the only fire suppressant more effective than water. Fluorinated firefighting foam became widely ... s not a coincidence that PFAS is associated with some ...

"ESTCP is working with DIU to demonstrate technologies for long-term use to destroy PFAS waste, including Aqueous Fire Fighting Foam, from military installations," said Scott Forney, president of ...

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

A University of Maine researcher had a lightbulb moment while watching news about wildfires raging through California in 2019. James Anderson saw clips of planes dumping out water to quench the flames ...