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

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   PFAS compounds and their derivatives are widely used in many products from water resistant textiles to fire-fighting foam. [ 4 ] [ 1 ] PFAS are commonly found in every American household in products as diverse as non-stick cookware, stain resistant furniture and carpets, wrinkle free and water repellent clothing, cosmetics, lubricants, paint ...

4. Firefighting foam - Wikipedia

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   He invented fire-fighting foam, which was successfully tested in experiments in 1902 and 1903. [1] In 1904 Loran patented his invention, and developed the first foam extinguisher the same year. [8] The original foam was a mixture of two powders and water produced in a foam generator.

5. Robert Bilott - Wikipedia

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   In 2018, Bilott was appointed by the federal court in South Carolina overseeing all cases filed across the United States for harm caused by PFAS in aqueous fire fighting foam to serve as national “Advisory Counsel” to the Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee overseeing all that consolidated multi-district litigation (the “AFFF MDL”). [10]

6. Pittsboro sues forever chemical, firefighting foam ... - AOL

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   The North Carolina town has spent about $3.5 million upgrading its water treatment technology to remove PFAS coming from the Haw River.

7. Court approves 3M settlement over 'forever chemicals' in ...

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   Chemical manufacturer 3M will begin payments starting in the third quarter to many U.S. public drinking water systems as part of a multi-billion-dollar settlement over contamination with ...

8. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances - Wikipedia

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   The source of contamination was later found to be a military fire-fighting exercise site in which PFAS containing fire-fighting foam had been used since the mid-1980s. [128] Additionally, low-level contaminated drinking water has also been shown to be a significant exposure source of PFOA, PFNA, PFHxS and PFOS for Swedish adolescents (ages 10 ...

9. Class action suit in 2021 chemical plant explosion in Rockton ...

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   Rockton homeowners and renters who lived within 3 miles of the 2021 Chemtool industrial fire plan to settle ... is expected to approve a $94.5 million settlement for residents who lived within a 3 ...