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Vancouver Island fire department test-driving PFAS-free firefighter gear

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For decades, 3M — a multibillion-dollar chemical company based in Minnesota — sold its firefighting foams as safe and biodegradable, while having knowledge that they contained toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), according to newly uncovered documents, reported The Guardian. Starting in the 1960s and continuing until 2003, 3M’s firefighting foams contained perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), two types…

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For decades, 3M - a multibillion-dollar chemical company based in Minnesota - sold its firefighting foams as safe and biodegradable, while having knowledge that they contained toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), according to newly uncovered documents, reported The Guardian. Starting in the 1960s and continuing until 2003, 3M's firefighting foams contained perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), two types…

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submitted by GreyShuck to nature2 points | 0 commentshttps://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jan/17/uk-failing-to-match-eu-in-fight-against-forever-chemicals-say-scientistsLeading scientists have criticised the UK government for failing to take stronger action to tackle “forever chemical” pollution and refusing to match moves in the EU to ban non-essential uses of the substances. Last year, 59 experts in per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances …

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