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In 2020, state government agencies in the US are planning to dispose of firefighting foam, either by incineration or landfilling. Nearly 1 million US gal (3,800 kl) of foam will be disposed by the US. The potential health risks of incinerating AFFF are still being investigated by EPA and state agencies. [32]
1963 The United States Navy scientists began to work with 3M to develop aqueous film-forming foams (AFFF). The US military began to use AFFF since its development in 1963 and patented AFFF in 1967. [22] [23] 1961 A DuPont in-house toxicologist said C8 was toxic and should be "handled with extreme care." [10]
Aqueous film forming foam (AFFF), specially designed for fighting jet fuel explosions and suppressing explosions, was given its first public demonstration, after having been kept secret for several years. The exhibition and use of the orange-colored polyurethane foam took place at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio. [71]
AFFF was developed in the 1960s under Project Light Water in a joint venture between 3M and the U.S. Navy. AFFF forms a film that floats out before the foam blanket, sealing the surface and smothering the fire by excluding oxygen. AFFF is widely used for ARFF firefighting at airports, often in conjunction with purple-K dry chemical.
Later in 2020, the New Jersey state attorney general filed suit in the New Jersey Superior Court against Solvay regarding PFAS contamination of the state's environment. [190] In May 2021, Solvay issued a press release that the company is "discontinuing the use of fluorosurfactants in the U.S.". [191]
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Baur was a graduate of the University of Toledo in Toledo, Ohio, and received both his master's and PhD degrees at Ohio State University. He also served in the U.S. Navy as an aviation physiologist. He was a resident of Cincinnati, Ohio. Baur died on May, 4, 2008 at the age of 89 due to Alzheimer's disease. [2]
This year marks the 80th anniversary of D-Day on June 6, 1944, in Normandy, France. There were more than 20,000 casualties that day from both sides.