PFAS-free firefighting foams: Are they safer?
Many fire departments, municipalities, and private companies are looking to PFAS-free foams as a safer alternative to AFFF. May 18, 2020 | Environmental Health News
Destruction of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) in Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AFFF) with UV-Sulfite Photoreductive Treatment
Study finds that certain PFAS compounds contained in firefighting foam are readily degraded by applying UV-sulfite to diluted foam. Other structures, most notably short-chain PFAS, were more recalcitrant. April 28, 2020 | Environmental Science & Technology
Assessing the Effectiveness of Point-of-Use Residential Drinking Water Filters for Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs)
Duke and North Carolina State University researchers find that many household filters are only partially effective at removing PFAS compounds from drinking water. Feb 5, 2020 | Environmental Science & Technology Letters
Study of Environmental-Friendly Firefighting Foam on the Mixture of Hydrocarbon and Silicone Surfactants
Researchers study five silicone surfactants as key components to prepare PFAS-free firefighting foams. October 31, 2019 | Fire Technology
Electrochemical Transformations of Perfluoroalkyl Acid (PFAA) Precursors and PFAAs in Groundwater Impacts with Aqueous Film Forming Foams
Researchers examine electrochemical techniques for treating PFAS substances for groundwater impacted by firefighting foam containing PFAS. August 22, 2018 | Environmental Science & Technology