(Anonymous)
1) Do you support the proposed Schedule 7 decision to prohibit the import, manufacture, export and use of PFOS? Please provide evidence to support your views.
Yes. The release of PFOS into soil and leachate is a major environmental concern if used to fight waste facility fires.
2) Do you envisage challenges in implementing the proposed schedule 7 decision for PFOS? Please provide evidence to support your views.
Finding safe and environmentally friendly alternatives to extinguish chemical and Li-ion battery fires which may not be fully extinguished using water or other currently available fire-fighting substances.
