International entities using PFAS-free firefighting foams, Bulletin #37
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International entities |
Location |
Year |
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Auckland Airport |
Auckland, New Zealand |
2019 1 |
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All 27 major Australian airports including Melbourne Metropolitan Fire Brigade (changed over in 2014) |
Australia |
2018 2 |
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Bristol Airport |
Bristol, England, United Kingdom |
2019 3 |
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Brussels Airport |
Brussels, Belgium |
2018 4 |
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Charles de Gaulle Airport |
Paris, France |
2020 5 |
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Copenhagen Airport |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
2009 6 |
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Danish Royal Air Force |
Denmark |
Pre-2019 7 |
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Denmark Armed Forces |
Denmark |
Pre 2018 7 |
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Dortmund Airport |
Dortmund, Germany |
2019 8 |
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Dubai International Airport |
Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
2018 9 |
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Edinburgh Airport |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
2019 10 |
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Gatwick Airport |
West Sussex, England, United Kingdom |
2019 11 |
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Guernsey Airport |
Channel Islands |
2014 12 |
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Heathrow International Airport |
London, England, United Kingdom |
2012 13 |
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Kőln-Bonn Airport |
Kőln-Bonn, Germany |
Pre-2018 14 |
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Leeds Bradford Airport |
West Yorkshire, London, United Kingdom |
2019 15 |
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London City Airport |
London, England, United Kingdom |
2019 16 |
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Lyon Airport |
Lyon, France |
17 |
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Manchester Airport |
Manchester, England, United Kingdom |
2019 18 |
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Norway – most civil airports |
Norway |
2014 19 |
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Norwegian Armed Forces |
Norway |
Pre 2018 20 |
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Nűrnberg Airport |
Nűrnberg, Germany |
21 |
With much appreciation to Marcel Biervliet, International channel manager Fluorine Free Foam proportioning technology for his help in providing the information on the international entities that have switched over to fluorine-free firefighting foams.
For more information, please contact the Foam Exposure Committee: Rick Nickeson, Co-Chair rick@rnick.com or Vicki Quint, Co-Chair codepfas@gmail.com
Sources
1 IPEN, Peer-Reviewed Publication, News Release, Fire-safety sectors call for global PFAS ban, no loopholes for toxic firefighting foam, 1-May-2019, www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/491664
2 ibid.
3 ibid.
4 Firsthand knowledge of Marcel Biervliet, International channel manager Fluorine Free Foam proportioning technology
5 International Airport Review, Is the burst of the AFFF bubble a precursor to long term environmental liabilities? 29 July 2019, Ian Ross, Ph.D., www.internationalairportreview.com/article/98795/fire-fighting-foam-chemicals-water/
6 Firsthand knowledge of Marcel Biervliet, International channel manager Fluorine Free Foam proportioning technology and Type Investigations, Replacing Toxic Firefighting Foam, Sharon Lerner, February 10, 2018, www.typeinvestigations.org/investigation/2018/02/10/12566/
7 EurekAlert! AAAS, News Release, Fire-safety sectors call for global PFAS ban, no loopholes for toxic firefighting foam, 1-May-2019, Peer-Reviewed, IPEN, www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/491664 and EWG, It’s Time To Switch to PFAS-Free Firefighting Foams, Melanie Benesh (EWG), undated, www.ewg.org/news-insights/news/its-time-switch-pfas-free-firefighting-foams
8 International Airport Review, Is the burst of the AFFF bubble a precursor to long term environmental liabilities? 29 July 2019, Ian Ross, Ph.D., www.internationalairportreview.com/article/98795/fire-fighting-foam-chemicals-water/
9 ibid.
10 Firsthand knowledge of Marcel Biervliet, International channel manager Fluorine Free Foam proportioning technology and EurekAlert! AAAS, News Release, Fire-safety sectors call for global PFAS ban, no loopholes for toxic firefighting foam, 1-May-2019, Peer-Reviewed, IPEN, www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/491664
11 ibid.
12 IPEN, Peer-Reviewed Publication, News Release, Fire-safety sectors call for global PFAS ban, no loopholes for toxic firefighting foam, 1-May-2019, ipen.org/news/fire-safety-regulators-scientists-industry-representatives-call-global-ban-pfas-chemicals-no
13 ibid.
14 ibid.
15 ibid.
16 Firsthand knowledge of Marcel Biervliet, International channel manager Fluorine Free Foam proportioning technology and EurekAlert! AAAS, News Release, Fire-safety sectors call for global PFAS ban, no loopholes for toxic firefighting foam, 1-May-2019, Peer-Reviewed, IPEN, www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/491664
17 JOIFF Foam Summit presentation, February 10, 2020, Olivier Houlbert & Thierry Delerue, p. 35, joiff.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Olivier-Houlbert-Bio-Ex-Foam-_-Transitioning-from-AFFF-to-FFF.pdf
18 International Airport Review, Is the burst of the AFFF bubble a precursor to long term environmental liabilities? 29 July 2019, Ian Ross, Ph.D., www.internationalairportreview.com/article/98795/fire-fighting-foam-chemicals-water/ and EurekAlert! AAAS, News Release, Fire-safety sectors call for global PFAS ban, no loopholes for toxic firefighting foam, 1-May-2019, Peer-Reviewed, IPEN, www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/491664
19 The use of PFAS and fluorine-free alternatives in fire-fighting foams, Final Report, ECHA 2018, Wood. Ramboll COWI, p. 185, echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/28801697/pfas_flourine-free_alternatives_fire_fighting_en.pdf/d5b24e2a-d027-0168-cdd8-f723c675fa98
20 EWG, It’s Time To Switch to PFAS-Free Firefighting Foams, Melanie Benesh (EWG), undated, www.ewg.org/news-insights/news/its-time-switch-pfas-free-firefighting-foams
21 Firsthand knowledge of Marcel Biervliet, International channel manager Fluorine Free Foam proportioning technology
