The long-awaited National Primary Drinking Water Regulation setting Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) and MCL Goals for six per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) compounds in drinking water under the Safe Drinking Water Act was finalized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on A...
“Nearly a year ago, then-AdministratorScott Pruittannounced that EPA would decide on whether to set a drinking water standard for PFOA and PFOS as part of its PFAS Action Plan. The PFAS Action Plan being trumpeted by EPA today is insufficiently protective, and it explains why Acting ...
State officials say that EPA's recently unveiled action plan to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) is disappointing and too slow, and are plowing ahead with developing their own strict standards to address heightened public concerns over the spread of chemicals in drinking water ...
Earlier this year, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced plans to propose, establish, and enforce national drinking water regulations for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), and other similar substances, PFAS. These substances — which a...
饮用水:EPA正在推进制定安全饮用水法案(Safe Drinking Water Act, SDWA)中PFOA和PFOS(两种最常见的PFAS化学品,全氟辛酸铵与全氟辛烷磺酸盐)的最大污染物水平(MCL)。到今年年底,EPA将在出台MCL之后提出监管决策。 清理:EPA已经启动了将PFOA和PFOS列为有害物质的监管流程,将为受PFOA和PFOS污染的场地发布临时地下水...
2024年4月10日,美国环保署(EPA)发布了首个具有法律效力的国家饮用水标准,以保护社区免受有害的全氟烷基和多氟烷基物质(PFAS)的影响。主要内容包括: (1)为饮用水中的6种PFAS物质建立了最大污染物水平(MCL),并确定了其基于健康的、暂不强制执行的最大污染物水平目标(MCLG),详见下表,包括PFOA、PFOS、PFHxS、PF...
Politico first reported in January that EPA’s announcement would not include any plan to set a Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) for PFAS, setting off alarms that the agency was ignoring public pleas to better regulate the substance. EPA officials on Thursday, however, pushed back on that charac...
In an interim response to a petition from environmentalists seeking SDWA standards for several per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), EPA water chief David Ross told the Ohio Environmental Council last month that while the agency is considering whether two widespread PFAS meet statutory ...