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Governor Healey signs new law to ban PFAS in firefighter protective gear
Governor Maura Healey signs a new law today protecting firefighters from toxic PFAS chemicals.
Massachusetts Legislature bans PFAS in firefighter protective gear
On Monday the Massachusetts legislature enacted important legislation to protect firefighters from toxic PFAS chemicals.
PFAS-Containing Firefighting Foams
Firefighters are particularly at risk from PFAS exposure because they are exposed to AFFF during both training and actual fires. Additionally, some of their firefighting gear contain PFAS chemicals. A study of Los Angeles fire fighters done by Biomonitoring California demonstrated elevated levels of PFOS and other PFAS chemicals in their test subjects.