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"Forever chemicals" found in foam in Great Bay, which straddles Maine and New Hampshire, prompting warnings to avoid contact.
At Wurtsmith, the firefighting foam used on the base from the 1970s until the facility's closure in 1993 contained PFAS chemicals. The products have since been linked to cancers, reproductive ...
Pennsylvania would ban the sale of firefighting foam containing so-called forever chemicals that have polluted groundwater in dozens of sites across the state, under legislation passed unanimously ...
As research continues on forever chemicals, the study authors recommend reducing exposure by avoiding PFAS-coated cooking ...
While the algal cells become trapped in the foam, the human-produced compounds are more worrisome; some, such as PFAS, are known as "forever chemicals" because they do not break down in nature.
The dangers of PFAS foam – which results when PFAS combine with both water and a agitating motion - are being elevated in Michigan, with some state health officials already upgrading warnings to ...
PFAS contaminated foam has been found on its shores, too. Tony Spaniola: We can't afford to allow this land, this natural resource, to be poisonous for years and years to come.
PFAS foam piles up at Ken Ratliff Park in Oscoda Township on April 24, 2019. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services says people should avoid contact with the foam.
Local PFAS advocate, Cathy Wusterbarth points out foam on Oscoda's Lake Huron shoreline on June 27, 2024. Courtney Boyd / WCMU Foam washes up on Van Etten Lake in Oscoda on June 27, 2024.
ABC News got an exclusive look at how the military is limiting PFAS pollution. OSCODA, Mich. -- The wind-whipped water on Michigan's Van Etten Lake washes up daily reminders of an environmental ...
PFAS 'forever chemicals' found in foam in two east metro creeks. Remediation at Oakdale disposal site may not be working, and the state ordered 3M to produce a new plan. By Jennifer Bjorhus.