Not so PFAS: Emerging Contaminants Increasingly a Factor in Due Diligence

Firefighting foam remains on the ground surface following a tanker truck accident.

A class of emerging containments known as polyfluoroalkyl and perfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, has been getting an increasing amount of attention at all levels of government and the media lately. These human-made substances are described as “forever chemicals” given the way they can linger in the environment for decades without breaking down. Unfortunately, they can […]