PFAS-based firefighting foam faces increasing scrutiny for its health and environmental risks. Yet regulators are struggling to replace the material with suitable and safe alternatives.

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The battle to replace PFAS in firefighting foam

From the European Union comes a concerned alarm for the presence of PFAS in the continent's waters, rivers, lakes, subsoil, lagoons and coastal strips. The European Environment Agency (EEA) has released the results of a sample that covers 27 European countries, over a period of time up to 2022. The conclusion is that it is urgently necessary to adopt measures to ban perfluoroalkyl substances, more sadly known as 'eternal pollutants', given the i…

Dall’Unione Europea arriva un preoccupato allarme per la presenza di Pfas nelle acque del Continente, nei fiumi, nei laghi, nel sottosuolo, nelle lagune e nelle fasce costiere. L’Agenzia europea dell’ambiente (AEA) ha diffuso gli esiti di una campionatura che riguarda 27 paesi europei, in un arco di tempo che arriva fino al 2022. La conclusione è che serve con urgenza l’adozione di misure per la messa al bando delle sostanze perfluoroalchiliche,…

Allarme Pfas in Europa: "Oltre i limiti il 51-60% dei fiumi, l’11-35% dei laghi e il 47-100% delle acque transizionali"

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Pfas alert in Europe: “51-60% of rivers, 11-35% of lakes and 47-100% of transitional waters are beyond the limits”

This article is the first in a series, A Fire Hose of ‘Forever Chemicals,’ which can be seen in entirety here. It was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center’s StoryReach U.S. Fellowship. During 21 years working as a municipal firefighter, “I had hyper-exposure” to foam, recalled Jim Graves, director of training at the Maine Fire Service Institute. Graves entered the fire service at age 17 and was later sent to “foam firefighting school…

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Brunswick firefighting foam spill highlights widespread problem Maine has ignored

Standard Biocarbon started ramping up production of "biochar," which is a charcoal-like material that researchers say could reduce PFAS chemicals in soil.

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Enfield factory produces material that could reduce PFAS in soil

One of the state’s top PFAS experts has weighed in on how the forever chemicals impact humans and the environment. It comes as Gwydir Shire Council has revealed concentration levels in Warialda’s town water supply are almost double the Australian guideline.

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Severity of Warialda’s PFAS contamination revealed

Op-Ed: Proper management of PFAS compounds and consumer products is needed to better protect public health and the environment.

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Ban The Sale of Products With PFAS Now

North Carolina’s environmental regulatory agency wants your thoughts on whether the state should revise a rule to effectively adopt federal drinking water standards for a handful of PFAS. The state Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Resources Public Water Supply Section has proposed the state adopt and codify National Primary Drinking Water standards for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. PFAS are a group of thousands of m…

The battle to replace PFAS in firefighting foam

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