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Firefighters see effectiveness of soybean based foam
Firefighters say a soybean-based foam is keeping them safe while also helping the environment. ” There is no poly-fluoroalkyl ...
Bills to find and destroy Maine's toxic firefighting foam win over legislative committee
Spurred on by last year's Brunswick Landing chemical spill, a Maine legislative committee unanimously endorsed two proposals ...
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How Super-Strong ‘Metal Foam’ Could Transform Space Travel and Defense
Metal foam. Over a decade ago ... of the rolled homogeneous steel armor needed to achieve the same level of protection,” Rabiei, a co-author on the study, said in a North Carolina State ...
Ban on toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in firefighting foam passes Oregon Senate
A vote in the House has not yet been scheduled, but if passed, it would make Oregon the 16th state to essentially outlaw PFAS ...
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High PFAS concentrations found in foam on Seacoast waterways
according to the US Environmental Protection Agency. Research is ongoing to figure out how different levels of exposure impact health. That backdrop led to local concern about the foam.
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DNR, DATCP kick off program to collect, dispose of PFAS-containing firefighting foam
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection are starting a program to collect PFAS containing firefighting foam from Wisconsin fire ...