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Lowndes County authorizes agreements to pursue PFAS (AFFF) groundwater claims
Summary
The board approved agreements to pursue AFFF/PFAS claims with two contingency-fee law firms, with no upfront costs; staff said testing must begin in September and claims must be submitted by Jan. 1, and that recovered funds would be subject to contingency fees.
County staff presented an item on historical use of aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) by fire departments and the presence of PFAS "forever chemicals" in those products. "For many years AFFF has been used by fire departments to fight petroleum-based fires," a staff presenter said, adding that the Environmental Protection…
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