Sentences with phrase «of firefighting foam»

BASES - Job Vacancies from the British Association of Sports and Exercise Sciences Defence is now tackling chemical pollution from the widespread use of firefighting foam at no fewer than 18 of its bases.

Although phased out in 2002, PFOS has been a key ingredient in the types of firefighting foam used at the base for emergency response and training exercises.

New York in August declared Stewart Air National Guard Base a state Superfund site, with historic use of firefighting foam the likely cause of the contamination.

State regulators blame the use of firefighting foams at Stewart Air National Guard Base for the contamination and, in response, have funded Newburgh's purchase of water from New York City and a new filtration system designed to eliminate PFOS from water.

The study was part of the Defense Department budget because perfluorinated compounds have contaminated groundwater wells on and near military bases across the country, primarily through the use of firefighting foams.

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Preliminary data suggest the contamination is the result of the historic use of Class B firefighting foam at Stewart Air National Guard Base, according to the DEC's press release.

The initiative would not only increase the cap but also would upgrade geographically specific spill response plans for state and federal officials, establish a state liquid firefighting task force that would be in charge of deploying flammable liquid firefighting foam and other supplies along rail lines across the state and provide more training for local fire crews who would often be first responders to spills.

The chemicals are used in industrial manufacturing of non-stick goods, including food packaging, furniture, cookware and firefighting foam.

Heitzman says the Newburgh PFOS contamination is in a different watershed and comes from Stewart Air National Guard base, where there were releases of highly concentrated firefighting foam from storage tank leaks and training exercises.

On Sunday, firefighters with the Minnesota Interagency Fire Center reported that the fire appeared to be out after they poured thousands of gallons of water and foam down the shaft, according to a release on the Fermilab Web site.

Past use of PFAA - containing foams, such as those employed in firefighting training, may account for the higher levels, the researchers suggest.

It's a tremendous mess and while the Air Force, Navy, and the Department of Defense are endeavoring to clean it up, the military continues to use PFC - containing firefighting foam for emergencies and training, notes Lerner.

In December of 2013, the small Swedish town of Ronneby discovered elevated levels of PFOS in the drinking water, also linked to firefighting foam.

In a special report published on The Intercept, writer Sharon Lerner pieces together an alarming picture detailing the use of PFC - containing firefighting foam in the United States, primarily at military bases.

Hundreds of current and former residents of Montgomery and Bucks counties in Pennsylvania have filed personal injury suits which have been added to a mass tort against six firefighting foam manufacturers.