Air Force Firefighter Files Lawsuit Over Kidney Cancer Diagnosis from AFFF Chemicals
It was decades before plaintiff learned his cancer may be caused by firefighting foam used during his military service.
It was decades before plaintiff learned his cancer may be caused by firefighting foam used during his military service.
Lawsuit claims the products were falsely advertised as safe, despite containing toxic chemicals linked to a host of adverse health effects.
PFOA and PFOS are two of the most commonly known and most closely studied PFAS chemicals, and are frequently linked to drinking water contamination.
The anti-fogging products contain toxic PFAS chemicals which have undergone little scientific study, meaning the health risks are unknown.
Hundreds of wells across the state have been found to be contaminated with toxic PFAS chemicals used in some firefighting foam over the last year.
The sites are known to be contaminated with PFAS from municipal and industrial sludge which was used as fertilizer.
The Court expects to choose the first water contamination lawsuit over firefighting foam to go to trial by late September 2022.
Lawsuit alleges manufacturers of firefighting foam failed to disclose risk that PFAS may infiltrated human blood, leading to the diagnosis of skin cancer
EPA says the new funds could help them develop more stringent and effective PFAS regulations
The EPA hopes these early data collection efforts will work as a guide for prioritizing which of the more than 2,000 PFAS compounds in circulation should be addressed.