DIA transitions to firefighting foam without 'forever chemicals'

DIA transitions to firefighting foam without 'forever chemicals'

DENVER (KDVR) — On Monday, the Denver Fire Department announced it had partnered with the Denver International Airport to remove all per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances — also known as "forever chemicals" or PFAS — from all of the airport's aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicles. Instead, each vehicle has been filled with a fluorine-free foam. All 11 of the airport's aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicles were rigorously rinsed with "speci…

Eating More Fiber Could Lower Levels of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’: Study

A new study has found that eating higher amounts of dietary fiber can reduce the levels of two of the most common per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) “forever chemicals.” The researchers discovered that fiber was most effective at reducing perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), each of which can remain in the human body for years, reported The Guardian. Federal data has shown that the chemicals are present …

The substances of the PFAS class are used to make a product become resistant, impermeable and resistant to defects The incorporation of rich foods into fibers in food for 4 weeks can reduce the presence of "permanent chemicals" in the body, as a study published in the Environmental Health Scientific magazine shows. This diet can reduce the levels of two types of industrial chemical compounds known as PFAS: PFOS and PFOA.

A potential end to ‘forever chemicals’

By Robert C. Jones Jr., University of Miami News Farmers who work the fields of America’s breadbasket and beyond cannot see the harmful chemicals that taint the soil they till. But the chemicals, which have been linked to liver disease and certain types of cancer, are ever-present, seeping into the soil from the fertilizer they spread on their crops.  Rich in nutrients, that fertilizer is made from treated sewage sludge that a growing body of re…