[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: Pensacola utility sues manufacturers

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

ECUA sues national manufacturers over contamination of Escambia water wells

by Kevin Robinson
Pensacola News Journal (FL)
June 26, 2018


The Emerald Coast Utilities Authority is suing the manufacturers and sellers of a fire-suppressant foam that allegedly contaminated a portion of the local water supply with highly toxic chemicals.

For decades, Aqueous Film-Forming Foam, or AFFF, has been used by the Department of Defense and other agencies to put out flammable liquid fires. Until the turn of the 21st century, the foam was manufactured using a pair of chemicals that have been linked to birth defects, organ damage, increased risk of cancers and other adverse health impacts.

AFFF has been used for training exercises and firefighting in at least two local facilities — Pensacola International Airport and the now defunct Bronson Field Naval Auxiliary Air Station. The ECUA alleges toxins from the foam, perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) have seeped into the soil and groundwater around those areas and contaminated four ECUA water wells.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.pnj.com/story/news/2018/06/26/ecua-sues-over-contaminated-water-wells/731268002/

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Lenny Siegel
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Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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