All firefighters should wear personal protective gear, including, but not limited to, work gloves. Do NOT use PFAS-containing AFFF when it is not needed to extinguish a fire or to prevent …

2023年3月1日 · Firefighters have the potential to expose themselves to PFAS via incidental ingestion and inhalation of AFFF and degraded textiles from their gear (De Silva et al., 2021; …

PFAS are extensively used in firefighters’ turnout gear, AFFF, and are also present in air and dust of the fire scene and fire station. Therefore, the risk of PFAS exposure is higher for firefighters …

2024年3月5日 · Lawyers are reviewing aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) lawsuits for firefighters, military personnel and individuals who developed cancer or other health issues from exposure …

AFFF is typically formed by combining hydrocarbon surfactants, organic solvents, fluorosurfactants, polymers, and other additives (Kempisty, Xing, and Racz 2018). AFFF …

2023年5月25日 · Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been used in aqueous film-forming foams (AFFFs) for fighting liquid fuel fires since the 1970s. Fluorine-free foams are …

The U.S. Navy developed Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) in the 1960s containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl subsances (PFAS) and synthetic foaming surfactants that allowed for improved …

2023年11月20日 · The lawsuits surrounding firefighter turnout gear echo a broader legal battle involving aqueous film forming foam (AFFF), a substance firefighters use to control stubborn …

2020年6月6日 · Textiles used as firefighter turnout gear were found to have high levels of total fluorine (up to 2%), and individual PFAS were identified and measured on new and used …