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2. Attorney general sues chemical makers, marketers over ... - AOL

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   Wilson’s lawsuit, filed in state court Tuesday, says firefighting foam contained so-called forever chemicals that the manufacturers and distributors knew would contaminate the environment, even ...

3. 3M contamination of Minnesota groundwater - Wikipedia

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   The first significant success from PFAs for 3M came from the sale of firefighting foam to the Navy in the 1960s. By the 1970s, 3M was aware of the environmental dangers of PFAs [ citation needed ] and began their "Pollution Prevention Pays", preventing over 2.5 million tons of waste from entering landfills.

4. Firefighting foam - Wikipedia

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   Firefighting foam is a foam used for fire suppression. Its role is to cool the fire and to coat the fuel, preventing its contact with oxygen, thus achieving suppression of the combustion. Firefighting foam was invented by the Moldovan engineer and chemist Aleksandr Loran in 1902. [1] The surfactants used must produce foam in concentrations of ...

5. Timeline of events related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl ...

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   June 2001 According to a June 2007 article in the Industrial Fire Journal (IFJ), the Firefighting Foam Coalition (FFC) was created by "[m]anufacturers of firefighting foams and the fluorosurfactants they contain" as a "focal point" for co-operation with "several environmental authorities" regarding "potential environmental impacts of its products."

6. Navy and DOJ to offer expedited payouts to victims of Camp ...

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   The Navy and Justice Department will reach out to those among the 93,000 people who have filed claims and qualify for the Elective Option, offering them a set amount of money.

7. Navy plan approved by health department following foam leak ...

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   Dec. 2—The state Department of Health has approved a Navy Sampling and Analysis Plan following the leak of 1,100 gallons of concentrated fire suppressant into the ground at the Red Hill Bulk ...