Multinational tech giant Philips Electronics is facing legal action in the Federal Court over breathing devices it sold in ...

PICTURE: BRENDAN RADKE Firefighting foam ... (PFAS) are known to be present at contaminated areas of Cairns Airport in a carry-over from use of the foam prior to 2003 when Queensland Fire and ...

The federal government is moving to add PFAS, a class of thousands of chemicals used ... like water-repellent coatings and firefighting foam. "What we're doing is unprecedented, that we would ...

One use for PFAS that’s particularly important in Australia is in firefighting foam. Though far from being the only source ... As for the PFAS-stricken Macquarie River turtles in Queensland, CSIRO’s ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from QLD Politics ... for PFAS,’’ a spokeswoman said. The revelations came as Shine Lawyers said it was looking into a personal injury class action involving ...

They're now leading a proposed class-action lawsuit ... Airport used a foam that contained a toxic substances called perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS). After training was discontinued ...

Transurban’s maintenance practices are being scrutinised by Brisbane’s City Council after hundreds of litres of fire-fighting foam containing PFAS chemicals leaked from tanks into a pump ...

He said the foam supply consists of two types: class A and B. Class A foam is used more often, and the label states “no known quantities of PFAS ... Marshal on any action it should take ...

The city of Fairborn has joined another class-action settlement against a major chemical manufacturer sued for PFAS contamination of public water systems. Firefighting foam manufacturers Tyco and ...

Under increasing scrutiny are a wider universe of companies that use PFAS in their products. This month, plaintiffs filed a class-action lawsuit ... and firefighting foam. But the very qualities ...