PFAS class action settled over toxic firefighting foam at three Australian defence bases

The environmental activist Erin Brockovich has welcomed a class action settlement over potentially hazardous chemicals used in firefighting foam at three Australian defence bases.

Shine Lawyers, which represents the actions at Oakey in Queensland and Katherine in the Northern Territory, said those affected were thrilled after a five-year wait for justice.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/feb/27/pfas-class-action-settled-over-toxic-firefighting-foam-at-three-australian-defence-bases

Firefighting foam containing PFAS chemicals. A settlement has been reached over potentially hazardous chemicals used in the foam at three defence bases in Australia.

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