Beth Caruso lives right near the Farmington River in Windsor. She’s worried about PFAS.
“We are poisoning ourselves,” said Caruso. “And forever. I’m probably never going to eat fish out of the river again.”
She’s concerned about her own health and her dog’s.
“I worry about her because she runs down to the river and I have to watch her very carefully now. I don’t want her lapping up the water anymore.”
PFAS is a potentially dangerous chemical linked to cancer. It contaminated the water in the Farmington River during a spill at Bradley in June, and ended up back in the water again after the B-17 crash earlier this month.
“We’re living on eggshells here,” said Windsor Mayor Don Trinks. “Anytime anybody sees a piece of foam coming down the river we’re concerned about it.”
PFAS is in the foam used to put the plane crash fire out. The FAA requires this type of foam on hand at all US airports, saying it’s the most effective.
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“The FAA is failing at its job to protect the public,” said Sen. Richard Blumenthal. “I’m going to double down in this fight against the FAA head in the sand attitude toward this pernicious contaminant.”
Blumenthal says he wants the foam out, and that other airports outside the US use a safer alternative.
“London, Paris, Oslo, Sydney, Melbourne. Pick a continent non-fluorine foam is used there.”
He’s also pushing for federal dollars to pay for PFAS cleanup.
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