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Transport and fate of aqueous film forming foam in an urban estuary.
Environ Pollut
May 2022
US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development (ORD), Center for Measurement and Modeling (CEMM), Atlantic Coastal Ecosystem Sciences Division (AED), 27 Tarzwell Drive, Narragansett, RI, 02882, USA.
The deployment of aqueous film forming foams (AFFF) used for firefighting during emergencies and training often releases per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) into the environment. In October 2018, first responders in Providence, RI, USA applied an AFFF during a fuel spill. Due to the proximity of the incident to the upper reaches of Narragansett Bay (NB), an unknown quantity of gasoline and AFFF entered the estuary via surface runoff and stormwater drains.
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