Current：Home > News‘Like a Russian roulette’: US military firefighters grapple with unknowns of PFAS exposure -SummitInvest
‘Like a Russian roulette’: US military firefighters grapple with unknowns of PFAS exposure
View
Date：2025-04-15 15:14:25
A U.S. military firefighter for 32 years, Kurt Rhodes trained and performed his duties with aqueous film forming foam, or AFFF — a highly effective fire suppressant that he never knew contained PFAS chemicals, now known to be harmful to human health.
New federal research links testicular cancer in U.S. service members to the “forever chemicals,” adding to a growing body of evidence of the dangers they pose. Rhodes lives in fear that he, like many of his colleagues, will get sick.
veryGood！ (8)
Related
- Alex Murdaugh’s murder appeal cites biased clerk and prejudicial evidence
- Adidas is looking to repurpose unsold Yeezy products. Here are some of its options
- Warming Trends: Where Have All the Walruses Gone? Plus, a Maple Mystery, ‘Cool’ Islands and the Climate of Manhattan
- Our 2023 valentines
- Bodycam footage shows high
- In a New Policy Statement, the Nation’s Physicists Toughen Their Stance on Climate Change, Stressing Its Reality and Urgency
- Temple University cuts tuition and health benefits for striking graduate students
- A power outage at a JFK Airport terminal disrupts flights
- Nearly 400 USAID contract employees laid off in wake of Trump's 'stop work' order
- Looking to Reduce Emissions, Apparel Makers Turn to Their Factories in the Developing World
Ranking
- Angelina Jolie nearly fainted making Maria Callas movie: 'My body wasn’t strong enough'
- Many U.K. grocers limit some fruit and veggie sales as extreme weather impacts supply
- What Germany Can Teach the US About Quitting Coal
- Inside Clean Energy: Net Zero by 2050 Has Quickly Become the New Normal for the Largest U.S. Utilities
- Paris Hilton, Nicole Richie return for an 'Encore,' reminisce about 'The Simple Life'
- Adam Sandler’s Sweet Anniversary Tribute to Wife Jackie Proves 20 Years Is Better Than 50 First Dates
- DWTS’ Peta Murgatroyd and Maks Chmerkovskiy Share Baby Boy’s Name and First Photo
- Missing Sub Passenger Stockton Rush's Titanic Connection Will Give You Chills
Recommendation
Backstage at New York's Jingle Ball with Jimmy Fallon, 'Queer Eye' and Meghan Trainor
Arby's+? More restaurants try subscription programs to keep eaters coming back
Global Warming Cauldron Boils Over in the Northwest in One of the Most Intense Heat Waves on Record Worldwide
Catholic Bishops in the US Largely Ignore the Pope’s Concern About Climate Change, a New Study Finds
This was the average Social Security benefit in 2004, and here's what it is now
The TVA’s Slower Pace Toward Renewable Energy Weakens Nashville’s Future
Federal Trade Commission's request to pause Microsoft's $69 billion takeover of Activision during appeal denied by judge
Why Kristin Cavallari Isn't Prioritizing Dating 3 Years After Jay Cutler Breakup