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Soy foam product seen as safer firefighting alternative to ‘forever chemicals’

A container of a soybean-based firefighting foam is displayed during a demonstration of the product in West Fargo, North Dakota, on Sept. 10, 2024. (Jeff Beach | North Dakota Monitor) In the search ...

State program sends toxic firefighting foam to Columbus for destruction

A Columbus facility is processing thousands of gallons of toxic firefighting foam as part of Ohio’s effort to eliminate ...
Government Technology

N.H. to Eliminate Firefighting PFAS with $1M 'Take-Back' Program

(TNS) — New Hampshire hopes to collect 10,000 gallons of firefighting foam containing hazardous "forever chemicals" or PFAS and ship them to Ohio to be annihilated. Yes, annihilated. The state's ...
MinnPost

Firefighting foams contain toxic PFAS. Could soybeans be the answer?

… but our independent journalism isn’t free to produce. Help us keep it this way with a tax-deductible donation today. Jeff King has served on the volunteer fire department in Corydon, Kentucky, for ...
Mother Jones

Firefighting Foams Contain Toxic Chemicals. Why Not Switch to Soybeans?

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Jeff King has served on the volunteer fire department in Corydon, Kentucky, for over ...
WMUR

New Hampshire launches firefighter take back program to safely dispose of AFFF

OFFICERS SAY THE SUSPECT WAS WEARING A MASK AT THE TIME.. BUT IT'S NOT CLEAR IF THIS IS A ROBBERY ATTEMPT. STATE LEADERS ARE LAUNCHING A NEW TAKE BACK PROGRAM --- FOR FIRE FIGHTING FOAM. THE ...
Firehouse

Midwest Industrial Supply Introduces High-Performance Class A Firefighting Foam

CANTON, OH - Midwest Industrial Supply, a leader in Earth-conscious chemical manufacturing, announced its latest innovation — SparkBarrier, a Class A firefighting foam approved by the U.S. Forest ...
Concord Monitor

Fire departments offload PFAS-laden firefighting foam

Workers from Revive Enviromental and Republic Services open up containers from the Allenstown Fire Department to inspect them for PFAS compounds in the AFFF that they might have during the drop off at ...
The Journal

Missouri County first to adopt SoyFoam firefighting foam

The Boone County (Missouri) Fire Protection District was the first in the state to adopt PFAS-free SoyFoam TF 1122, a groundbreaking, PFAS-free firefighting foam. This innovative, soy-based foam ...
The Olympian

Pasco 1st to remove ‘forever chemical’ firefighting foam under new WA program

Pasco Fire removed 140 gallons of PFAS-containing AFFF foam from the city. The Washington Department of Ecology runs statewide collection and 90 stations signed up. Pasco replaced the toxic foam with ...
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Soy foam product seen as safer firefighting alternative to ‘forever chemicals’

A firefighter sprays a mixture of water and foam during a demonstration of a soy-based firefighting foam on Sept. 10, 2024, in West Fargo, North Dakota. (Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor) In the search ...