Pleasanton and Livermore fire department facilities investigated for groundwater contamination as search for new wells continues
The board now wants to figure out if fire-fighting foams, which contain the forever chemical, were spilled at the facilities ...
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Fire burning at hazmat facility at U.S. air base on Okinawa
In April, more than 140 tons of fire-fighting foams believed to contain cancer-causing substances leaked out of the Marine Air Station Futenma at the center of a relocation dispute. The Defense ...
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LAX, Van Nuys Airport remove foam containing harmful chemicals from fire fighting fleet
A project intended to remove firefighting foam containing harmful chemicals from a fleet of aircraft rescue and fire fighting vehicles at the city's two airports is nearing completion, officials ...
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Christopher Hill
In particular, Chris’ work aims to try and understand at a more fundamental level how fire-fighting foams effectively extinguish fires and the chemical and physical process that take place during this ...
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Water used on Georgia wildfires as state avoids toxic foam
Commission officials said Monday they don’t use aqueous film-forming foam, known as AFFF, which contains the controversial substances known as “forever chemicals” that don’t break down in ...
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Local fire department demonstrates new, safer foam for fighting fires
The Harrison Township Fire Department hosted a demonstration highlighting a non-traditional firefighting foam. Traditional foam used by many fire departments often exposes firefighters to harmful ...