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"Toxic Firefighting Foam Has Contaminated U.S. Drinking Water" [1]

"A foam to fight burning jet fuel made by 3M and the U.S. Navy smothers fires, but massive use has contaminated drinking water around the U.S. Huge amounts of the foam have been found in soil and water."

Sharon Lerner reports for The Intercept December 16, 2015. [2]

Chemicals [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Pollution [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Public [8]
Source: The Intercept [2], 12/17/2015
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