Families can use the interactiveEWG PFAS water contamination mapto determine whether your area may have toxic PFAS chemicals in drinking water. However, due to decades of loosely regulated PFAS dumping and lack of publicly available data on firefighting training sites, recent research has shown the ...
The number of locations in the United States with a class of toxic chemicals found in drinking water has tripledsince 2018, according to a new map released today by public health advocates and researchers.Those chemicals are per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS, which are found ...
On March 14th and 23rd, 2023, the EPA held its second listening session on a Potential Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”) Enforcement Discretion Policy for Addressing PFAS Contamination at Superfund Sites. (CERCLA PFAS Enforcement Listening Sessions | US ...
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Melanie Benesh, a legislative attorney at the Environmental Working Group in Washington, said, "PFAS contamination is really a national crisis, and the real scale of contamination is staggering. The more we test, the more we find it."
team of experts in PFAS adsorption media, pre-treatment, and flexible filtration system design. This unique collaboration provides a cost-effective solution to PFAS contamination. Results from laboratory studies and field sites showing PFAS treatment in drinking water and cost analysis will be presented...
A map ofPFAS contaminationin the United States. Updated in 2018 by the Environmental Working Group. As of March 2019, at least 610 locations in 43 states are known to be contaminated (2) and more than 1,500 drinking water systems across the U.S. may be contaminated with PFOA and PFOS,...
With this settlement, Syensqo is agreeing to investigate, test for, and remediate PFAS contamination throughout the area near the West Deptford Site, including contamination for which other sources are responsible. This agreement represents a constructive and timely path toward remediating PFAS in the...
measure PFAS concentrations, and look at the flow of groundwater and surface water. “The remedial investigation looks at both the nature and extent of contamination, as well as the fate and transport of the contaminant, and then ultimately includes ecological and human health risk assessments,”...
With this settlement, Syensqo is agreeing to investigate, test for, and remediate PFAS contamination throughout the area near the West Deptford Site, including contamination for which other sources are responsible. This agreement represents a constructive and timely path toward remediating PFAS in the...