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...
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...
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)...
Notably, the EPA is not choosing to publish a comprehensive list of compounds subject to the final PFAS rule. Rather, the EPA opted for a “structural” definition of PFAS covered by the final rule and is estimating that at least 1,462 PFAS will be subject to regulation. Thus, regulated ...
The EPA finalized a rule that will provide EPA, its partners, and the public with the largest-ever dataset of per- and polyfiuoroalkyl substances (PFAS) manufactured and used in the U.S. This rule builds on over two years of progress on the action plan to combat PFAS pollution, ...
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.
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...
public water systems will likely need to implement one or more available (or new) technologies to reliably detect (and meet) PFAS at the levels set by EPA. We expect the final rule to be subject to legal challenges, which could result in a stay of the rule while such actions ...
treatment. By setting these standards, the EPA is taking decisive action to address the presence of PFAS in drinking water and expects this rule will preventexposure to PFAS for approximately 100 million people,preventthousands of fatalities,and reduce tens of thousands of serious PFAS-related...
EPA has finalized a brownfields “due diligence” rule that incorporates a revised industry site assessment standard that includes PFAS, effectively rejecting industry’s request to exclude the PFAS measure for fear it will prematurely expose parties to liability under the Superfund law. The final rule...