LANSING, Mich — Michigan officials say more than 30,000 gallons of liquids containing so-called “forever chemicals” have been collected under a disposal program.
Michigan PFAS Action Response Team Executive Director Steve Sliver says the amount was collected in less than a year. The collected liquids contain perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS.
They’re known as “forever chemicals” because they persist indefinitely in the environment without breaking down.
Surplus PFAS-containing aqueous film forming foam had been held by fire departments and commercial airports.
PFAS increasingly have turned up in public water supplies and private wells around the country.
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