Firefighters deal with risk of “forever chemicals” in equipment

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A firefighting foam known as AFFF contains PFAS, toxic “forever chemicals” linked to some cancers. Mark Strassmann takes a look at how firefighters are grappling with being exposed to the chemicals for so long and what’s being done about it.

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Firefighters grapple with risks from foam laced with toxic "forever chemicals"

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Inside Fire Station 22 in Bellbrook, Ohio, Lt. Jay Leach helped remove buckets of firefighting foam known as aqueous film-forming foams (AFFF) — a tool undeniably effective at suppressing and smothering fires, but one also laced with PFAS, or so-called “forever chemicals,” which are now linked to various cancers. “Most […]

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