Blexcr0id t1_j642cqo wrote
Reply to comment by PastNectarine5852 in Firefighters Union Pushes to Rid Protective Gear of ‘Forever Chemicals’ - WSJ by Etheking
Interesting. Thank you. There must be a better solution out there that is relatively safe and effective, but I guess the chemical companies that produce and sell the existing firefighting foams wouldn't be able to maximize profit for shareholders...
PastNectarine5852 t1_j643wwj wrote
They all sell fluorine free foams, so they'd still make money.
Studies at the Naval Research Labs have shown that fluorinated foams just perform better, and for a while, the US govt (particularly DoD) required fluorinated foams. That's changing, but the performance differences have slowed the change to fluorine free versions.
piecat t1_j67o96q wrote
I don't think I'd mind PFAs being used during, say, war time.
It's the fact that they practice with them all the time.
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