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Exposure to firefighting foam chemicals may result in an increased risk of cancer for firefighters, military and airport personnel.
Topic Archives: Firefighting Foam
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Cost to Clean Up Firefighter Foam Contamination At Military Bases Could Exceed $31B: Report
A new analysis estimates it would take 50 years to clean up firefighter foam PFAS contamination at military bases nationwide due to severe underfunding.
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Kidde-Fenwal Files for Bankruptcy Over Cost of Firefighter Foam Lawsuits
Kidde-Fenwal has fired for bankruptcy, indicating it does not expect to be able to afford the cost of firefighter foam litigation.
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AFFF Injury Lawsuits To Be Selected For Second Bellwether Pool, As First Water Provider Lawsuit Set For Trial To Begin
A federal judge has ordered 28 municipal firefighter foam lawsuits selected for bellwether trials over claims of drinking water contamination.
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PFAS Chemicals Found in Commonly Used Pesticides, Study Finds
The findings of a new study warn of high levels of PFAS chemicals in commonly used pesticides and insecticides.
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Firefighter Turnout Gear Study Finds High Levels of PFAS Chemicals in Water Repellant Fabrics
The findings of a federal study could help reduce the amounts of PFAS chemicals in firefighter turnout gear.
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New Study Links PFAS Chemicals In Drinking Water to Increased Risk of Obesity
The findings of a new study show high levels of certain PFAS chemicals appear to increase the risks that lost weight will return.
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Firefighter Cancer Rates To Be Tracked Through National Registry to Analyze Increased Risks
NIOSH has launched a National Firefighter Registry for cancer to help examine and prevent high rates of cancers among the nations firefighters.
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PFOA or PFOS in Drinking Water Are Not Safe At Any Level, Per EPA Proposed Regulations
The EPA has proposed strict drinking water limits for some PFAS chemicals, saying they are carcinogens and that no level of exposure is safe.
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$54M PFAS Settlement Approved in Toxic Chemical Dumping Lawsuits Against 3M, Wolverine Worldwide
3M and Wolverine Worldwide will pay $54 million to resolve PFAS contamination claims by hundreds of Kent County, Michigan property owners.
