华盛顿——2024年1月8日，美国环境保护署（EPA）最终确定了一项规定，禁止公司在未经EPA全面审查和风险确定的情况下，开始或恢复生产或加工多年未生产或使用的329种单氟烷基和多氟烷基物质（PFAS）。在过去，这些被称为“非活性PFAS”的化学物质可能未经审查就被用于许多行业，包括作为粘合剂、表面活性剂、密封剂和垫...
WASHINGTON-The U.S.Environmental Protection Agency has taken the next step in its PFAS Strategic Roadmap,issuing its final rule mandating reporting tied to the manufacture and usage of the"forever chemicals."The rule requires all manufacturers-including importers-of PFAS and PFAS-con-taining ...
The final rule expands on the definition of PFAS in the proposed rule to include 41 additional PFAS that were identified as being of concern. EPA has determined that at least 1,462 PFAS that are known to have been made or used in the U.S. since 2011 will be subject to the final rule...
On September 28, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it will be publishing its final rule for the reporting and recordkeeping of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). PFAS are a category of manufactured chemicals u...
On November 6th,the EPA publishedTSCASection 8(a)(7) Rule List of Chemicals regarding the reporting and recordkeeping requirements. The EPA defines PFAS to include at least one of these three structures: R-(CF2)...
EPA published a final rule that requires comprehensive reporting by manufacturers and importers of the more than 1,000 PFAS manufactured and imported in the United States since 2011.
On Oct. 11, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final reporting and recordkeeping rule for Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under Section 8(a)(7) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The rule established a one-time reporting requirement for ...
EPA has determined that at least 1,462 known chemicals meet the above definition of PFAS under the final rule. The rule expands on the definition of PFAS in the proposed rule to include 41 additional PFAS. EPA explained the expanded definition covers substances that are commonly considered...
EPA's final rule is significant in that it reflects the Biden Administration's "PFAS Strategic Road Map" and its emphasis on enacting regulations to curb alleged exposure to PFAS substances. However, public water systems will likely need to implement one or more available (or new) ...
What EPA identifies as direct impacts of the new designation are limited. First, EPA’s final rule requires reporting of releases of PFOA and PFOS, the two most-studied per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Specifically, any person in charge of a vessel or facility (either onshore or...