[CPEO-MEF] PFAS, REUSE: Foam spill at former Brunswick Naval Air Station, ME

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

PFAS-laden firefighting foam spills at Brunswick airport


by Jules Walkup
Bangor Daily News (ME)
August 19, 2024

Firefighting foam containing dangerous PFAS chemicals was accidentally discharged at the former naval air station in Brunswick on Monday morning.

The foam came from the fire suppression system at hangar 4 at Brunswick Executive Airport at around 5:15 a.m, according to an announcement from the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority. The system discharged 1,600 gallons of foam. 

The Maine Department of Environmental Protection and the Brunswick Fire Department were on-site addressing the situation on Monday, according to the Authority. Clean Harbors, a South Portland company that helps with hazardous material cleanups, was also assisting. Vacuum trucks, containment booms and storage tanks were there remediate the foam, the Authority said.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.bangordailynews.com/2024/08/19/midcoast/midcoast-environment/firefighting-foam-pfas-spill-brunswick-airport/

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Lenny Siegel
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