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Old 09-13-2020, 11:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Vespers War View Post
The PFAS in the AFFF is unpleasant stuff. It takes a fairly high exposure to have any significant odds of long-term health effects, but it has a serum half-life of 4-5 years, so cumulative intake can get high. It's been linked to elevated cholesterol, ulcerative colitis, hypothyroidism, testicular cancer, kidney cancer, and pregnancy-induced hypertension. It's better than burning, but it's not ideal.
Yeah look in the video the crew is full PPE and talk how if would used to decon the ship as well as fighting fires. This is just infor for person who dont know ship borne systems
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