WATERVILLE, Maine (AP) — Firefighting foam used in battling a fatal fire in an apartment building entered the public water system, prompting the water district to order thousands of residents not to ...

A cup full of single-use, ion-exchange, gel-based media sits atop valves that control a groundwater remediation system being used to remediate polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from groundwater at the ...

Numerous states have either enacted or proposed regulations regarding per- or polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) present in Class B Aqueous Film-Forming Foams (“AFFF”) used for firefighting, or PFAS ...

A new IMO resolution will see the phase-out of foam firefighting systems that use fluorinated foams containing perfluoro-octane sulfonic acid (PFOS) as the foam-producing component. The new rules come ...

Aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) has been used to extinguish fires aboard maritime vessels since its introduction in the 1960s. For decades, AFFF was the foam of choice due to its effectiveness and ...

Our latest case study will be diving into the world of fire suppression where we received a request from a client for a set of reliable, proven foam concentrate transfer pumps to be used in the heart ...

An Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting team dispenses foam on a fuselage during training. Credit: Perimeter Solutions Now that the FAA no longer requires airports to maintain foam fire-suppression ...

Officials say 1,600 gallons of firefighting foam containing high levels of potentially harmful chemicals was accidentally discharged at Brunswick Executive Airport on Monday. Shawn Patrick ...