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 ...
https://www.ewg.org/interactive-maps/2020-military-pfas-sites/map/ https://www.ewg.org/interactive-maps/2021_suspected_industrial_discharges_of_pfas/map/ PFAS Timelines: https://www.ewg.org/dodpfastimeline/ https://www.ewg.org/pfastimeline/ ...
Kelly N. Garson, Senior Associate, assists clients on compliance with reporting requirements specific to PFAS under TSCA, the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), and state disclosures and prohibitions on PFAS. Ms. Garson also assists with preparing guidance relating to PFA...
According to EPA's PFAS Strategic Roadmap, these initial regulations are expected to become law this fall."While utilities will be at the center of efforts to clean up the pollution and prevent the public health dangers that PFAS has created, the regulatory, liability, and financial burdens of...
Another promising PFAS destruction technology is under development by Washington-based Aquagga. The company uses a method known as HALT (hydrothermal alkaline treatment), a sort of cousin to the SCWO process used by Revive. HALT also relies on pressure and heat to destroy PFAS, but it introduces...
Stricter, state-level bans targeting apparel are rolling out.Maine now requirescompanies to report PFAS in their products to state officials. The chemicals will be fully banned there by the start of 2030, whileWashington statewill restrict PFAS in apparel as well as in other consumer products by...
INDIVIDUAL STATE REGULATIONS AND BILLS A map showing the states that have enacted or proposed regulations regarding AFFF is below, along with detailed dropdowns providing more information regarding the specific provisions of those regulations. Because the regulation of AFFF is developing rapidly, it is...
The EPA’s roadmap contains several critical agendas such as understanding the life cycle of PFAS, how to prevent the chemicals from entering the environment, and to ensure PFAS manufacturers are held accountable for the public health and environmental impacts. ...
This map shows PFAS results from public drinking water systems in the State of Maryland collected between September 2020 and December 2023 as part of theMaryland Department of the Environment’s PFAS Public Drinking Water System Study. “Due to the human health effects, monitoring in the [Chesapea...
According to EPA's PFAS Strategic Roadmap, these initial regulations are expected to become law this fall."While utilities will be at the center of efforts to clean up the pollution and prevent the public health dangers that PFAS has created, the regulatory, liability, and financial burdens of...