Current：Home > Markets‘Like a Russian roulette’: US military firefighters grapple with unknowns of PFAS exposure -Mastery Money Tools
‘Like a Russian roulette’: US military firefighters grapple with unknowns of PFAS exposure
View
Date：2025-04-12 22:46:27
A U.S. military firefighter for 32 years, Kurt Rhodes trained and performed his duties with aqueous film forming foam, or AFFF — a highly effective fire suppressant that he never knew contained PFAS chemicals, now known to be harmful to human health.
New federal research links testicular cancer in U.S. service members to the “forever chemicals,” adding to a growing body of evidence of the dangers they pose. Rhodes lives in fear that he, like many of his colleagues, will get sick.
veryGood！ (89)
Related
- This was the average Social Security benefit in 2004, and here's what it is now
- Who are Sunday's NFL starting quarterbacks? Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels to make debut
- Deion Sanders after Nebraska loss: 'No idea' why Colorado had such a hard time
- As the Planet Warms, Activists in North Carolina Mobilize to Stop a Gathering Storm
- Don't let hackers fool you with a 'scam
- County official pleads guilty to animal cruelty in dog’s death
- Packers QB Jordan Love injured in closing seconds of loss to Eagles in Brazil
- Eagles extinguish Packers in Brazil: Highlights, final stats and more
- Mets have visions of grandeur, and a dynasty, with Juan Soto as major catalyst
- Sharp divisions persist over Walz’s response to the riots that followed the murder of George Floyd
Ranking
- Jamie Foxx gets stitches after a glass is thrown at him during dinner in Beverly Hills
- Which NFL teams could stumble out of the gate this season?
- Who is the highest-paid NFL player? Ranking the highest NFL contracts for 2024 season
- Two astronauts are left behind in space as Boeing’s troubled capsule returns to Earth empty
- Head of the Federal Aviation Administration to resign, allowing Trump to pick his successor
- East Timor looks to the pope’s visit as a reward after 20 years of fragile stability
- Artem Chigvintsev Makes Subtle Nod to Wife Nikki Garcia After Domestic Violence Arrest
- Caitlin Clark on Angel Reese's season-ending wrist injury: 'It's definitely devastating'
Recommendation
Kylie Jenner Shows Off Sweet Notes From Nieces Dream Kardashian & Chicago West
Michigan groom accused of running over groomsman, killing him, bride arrested, too
Michigan mess and Texas triumph headline college football Week 2 winners and losers
Notre Dame upset by NIU: Instant reactions to historic Northern Illinois win
Juan Soto to be introduced by Mets at Citi Field after striking record $765 million, 15
Georgia school shooting highlights fears about classroom cellphone bans
Ashley Tisdale Gives Birth, Welcomes Baby No. 2 With Husband Christopher French
A mural honoring scientists hung in Pfizer’s NYC lobby for 60 years. Now it’s up for grabs