Findings of the EPA national investigation into firefighting foams containing PFOS

In December 2017, the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) began a national investigation into whether certain firefighting foams were present at airports and other locations in New Zealand. The foams under investigation contain a banned chemical, perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS). This report describes the outcome of this initiative.

View the report here.  

PFOS PFOA Resource

Findings-of-the-EPA-national-investigation-into-firefighting-foams-containing-PFOS-April-2019.pdf

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29 Jul 2019