Press release 34/2010 from 10.06.2010 | Last changed: 16.07.2013
Fluorinated fire-fighting foams protect - not the environment though
… fluorinated extinguishing foams, which prevent the formation of toxic combustion products. However, the chemicals contained in the foams are not, environmentally … very persistent and are spread across the globe via bodies of water. Some of the products in this substance group are disposed to accumulating in the body and exert … acid) in their blood. 3M took this as its cue to discontinue production and forfeit its position as market leader. Environmental authorities …