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Fire Foams Move Away From PFOS/PFOA, But Questions Linger

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Concerns about water contamination have led to bans on the use of PFOA and PFOS in fire fighting foam, but similar chemicals are still used.

Concerns about water contamination have led to bans on the use of PFOA and PFOS in fire fighting foam, but similar chemicals are still used.

author on May 28, 2019
Thanks to their suddenly being detected in drinking water supplies in communities across much of the United States, the chemicals PFOA and PFOS have become among the most notorious in... more

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