Brunswick airport’s toxic foam spill highlighted the need to transition to safer alternatives. A Brunswick legislator is ...

This article is the second in a series, A Fire Hose of ‘Forever Chemicals,’ which can be seen in entirety here. In a wooded ...

Discover what Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) is and its dangers, including environmental impact and health risks due to PFAS chemicals. Learn about its use and safety concerns in fire suppression.

In order to mitigate the risk of fires, many rely on aqueous film forming foam or AFFF. This "fire fighting foam" is stored ...

When that foam is spilled, it poses a threat not only because PFAS are dangerous, but also because they don’t break down ...

A new Alaska state law bans using the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) based firefighting foams. The law, adopted ...

Barrels of firefighting foam were collected around New Hampshire and sent to Ohio. Last month, remnants of the foam returned ...

The analysts forecast the global aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) fire extinguish agent market to exhibit a CAGR of 3.68% during the period 2019-2024.The report covers the present scenario and the ...

A person or fire department may not use or discharge any AFFF for training or testing purposes, subject to certain exceptions. A manufacturer may not sell or distribute any AFFF that contains PFAS ...

or AFFF, stored in its fire stations, airports, military bases, oil terminals and paper mills. The chemicals used to make the foam are essentially liquid forever chemicals. The most common ...