Gear treated with 'forever chemicals' poses risk to firefighters

Researchers tested more than 30 samples of used and unused PPE from six specialty textile manufacturers in the United States and found them to be treated extensively with PFAS or constructed with fluoropolymers, a type of PFAS used to make textiles oil and water resistant.

source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/06/200623145336.htm