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“Surface water draining from the fire training area shown in the blue area above represents a serious threat to public health in Dublin. The airport likely used carcinogenic fire-fighting foams in routine practice for 50 years. The deadly toxins were allowed to enter the environment in massive amounts.
The entire food chain is poisoned in Dublin, beginning with the sediment and the invertebrates.
Fire training operated at the former firefighting training ground from the opening of Dublin Airport in 1940 until 2000. The carcinogenic foams were likely introduced in the early 1970’s, as they were worldwide. Foams containing these substances are stored across Ireland, but after 2024 they can no longer be used.
There are numerous streams, rivers, and artificial land drains in and around Dublin Airport. As the topography surrounding the airport falls predominantly from west to east, surface water generally flows in an easterly direction. The soil, subsurface soil, groundwater, and surface water are heavily contaminated at Dublin Airport.” …