Posted on 08.18.20

Tampa airport board files lawsuit in ‘forever chemical’ contamination case

Source: https://www.tampabay.com/, August 17, 2020
By: Zachary T. Sampson

A lawsuit filed last month by the Hillsborough County Aviation Authority accuses firefighting foam manufacturers of negligence in selling a product that has contaminated local airports with harmful chemicals.

The lawsuit alleges the compounds “are present in certain areas of” Tampa International Airport, Peter O. Knight Airport, Tampa Executive Airport and Plant City Airport. They are commonly called “forever chemicals” because they don’t break down well and may taint the groundwater and soil, accumulating over time and sickening people who ingest them. Read more.

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