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Jul. 5, 2021 2:44 AM
The Israel Fire and Rescue Authority recently stopped using fire retardant foam that contains two toxic substances from the PFAS family – chemicals based on fluorine and carbon compounds – out of concern that these chemicals will seep into the groundwater. A few months ago the Health Ministry discovered for the first time a drinking water source that had been polluted by these chemicals, located in the Haifa Bay suburbs. It is assumed that the pollution stems from the use of this fire-retardant foam at a fuel storage facility in the area.