AZoM on MSN13 天
Project to create alternative to PFAS foam firefighting
As the world phases out use of PFAS-based foams in firefighting for the safer but less effective fluorine-free foams (F3), a ...
climatecontrolnews12 天
PFAS-free foam project
As the world phases out the use of PFAS-based foams in firefighting for the safer but less effective fluorine-free foams (F3) ...
Portland Press Herald24 天
A PFAS-free fire suppressant made with Maine wood could fight wildfires
The biogel developed at UMaine is not the only fire suppressant more effective than water. Fluorinated firefighting foam became widely used after it was invented in the 1960s. It works quickly but ...
Lynnwood Times11 天
X-Fire UAS could usher in next generation of fire prevention for entirety of West Coast
Four Blue Origin engineers, and United States Army veterans, have teamed up to develop what could be the next generation of ...
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner26 天
Alaska law requires switching to toxin-free firefighting foam; are safer alternatives safe ...
A new Alaska state law bans using the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) based firefighting foams. The law, adopted in July 2024, establishes a foam disposal reimbursement program and ...