Posted on 03.25.22

Nearly 900 spills of toxic firefighting foam occurred over past 30 years

Source: https://thehill.com/, March 11, 2022
By: Sharon Udasin

Nearly 900 spills of firefighting foam containing toxic “forever chemicals” have occurred across the country since 1990, new data published by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) revealed.

The dataset, provided to the EPA by the U.S. Coast Guard’s National Response Center, showed that there have been 897 spills or usage reports of aqueous form filming foam (AFFF), a material used to fight jet fuel fires at military bases and civilian airports. Read more.

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