City Of Dayton Sues Makers Of Firefighting Foam Alleging Groundwater Contamination

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The city of Dayton, Ohio, on Oct. 3 sued the makers of aqueous film forming foam (AFFF), a chemical used in firefighting operations, in Ohio federal court seeking damages pertaining to the contamination of its public drinking water with perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and/or perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) (City of Dayton v. 3M Company, et al., No. 18-331, S.D. Ohio).
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