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 ...
According to the White House, the PFAS Strategic Roadmap is just one part of the nation’s plan to combat PFAS contamination. On the same day the roadmap was announced, the Biden Administration issued a multi-agency plan regarding PFAS pollution. ...
In the United States, PFAS remains a priority for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and policymakers. On October 18, 2021, EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan announced the Agency’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap. The Roadmap sets timelines by which EPA plans to take specific actions du...
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,...
See U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) PFAS Strategic Roadmap. In the absence of comprehensive regulation of PFAS by Congress, several states have taken action to eliminate or restrict the use of PFAS chemicals in consumer products and food packaging. Companies should anticipate more ...
Map courtesy of Environmental Working Group Canada In 2018, the Canadian Federal-Provincial-Territorial Committee on Drinking Water of the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Committee on Health and the Environment released a guideline technical document, which reviewed and assessed all identified health risks ...
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PFAS have been detected in water throughout the United States. To learn more about PFAS from the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the California State Water Resources Control Board, please seeepa.gov/pfasandwaterboards.ca.gov/pfas/. ...
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system, suggested David Andrews, a senior scientist at the Environmental Working Group. The advocacy nonprofit has created a national tap water databasesearchable by zip codethat lists PFAS and other concerning chemicals, as well as anational mapthat illustrates where PFAS has been detected in the...