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
Together the proposed rules would codify EPA's authority to prescribe corrective action for releases of these PFAS at corrective action sites and potentially open the door to eventually identifying solid waste containing designated PFAS as hazard
Because the regulatory framework for PFAS chemicals is emerging, data users should pay close attention to the caveats found within the site so that the completeness of the data sets is fully understood.SEATTLE (Waste Advantage): EPA has released a new interactive webpage, called the “PFAS Analy...
The EPA’s Ban on PFAS in Cosmetics Closely based on the European Union (EU) Cosmetics Directive 76/768/EEC the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) released a proposal to restrict the manufacture, marketing, and use of PFAS chemicals on 7 February 2023. Although the EU initiative is...
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) is expected before the end of the year to sign a bill banning per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in a variety of clothing, from athletic wear to infant clothes, in what appears to be the first outright ban on the ch
Wide-spread PFAS contamination of drinking water in Sweden - exposure and health risk assessment USEPA has yet to take substantial action under TSCA or the CWA, but it instead recently proposed a rule that places the responsibility on public water syst... A Glynn - 《Toxicology Letters》 被引...
EPA has formally reversed the Trump-era denial of a TSCA petition seeking new toxicity and human-health testing on 54 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) linked to water contamination in North Carolina, but its announcement argues that it can sati
SEATTLE (Waste Advantage): The U.S. EPA launched a new, no-cost technical assistance effort focused on reducing exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and other emerging contaminants in small or disadvantaged communities. This initiative is part of EPA’s Water Technical ...
PFAS: New efforts to put the genie back in the bottle The EPA may be moving slowly, but action is ramping up across multiple levels of government and the waste industry. Rich Thompson breaks down the latest updates, including from EREF's recent summit. ...
Early Wednesday morning, the EPA announced today that it will be putting limits on PFAS chemicals. PFAS is often called "forever chemicals" because they can linger in the environment for long periods of time and are nearly impossible to destroy. ...