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Uncertainty over health impact of chemicals in fire-fighting foam
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Uncertainty over health impact of chemicals in fire-fighting foam
Thursday 20 December 2018, 12:00 AM

Some New Zealand firefighting activity has led to surface contamination with perfluorinated chemicals
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