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3 March 2021 EPA announced that it will develop national drinking water standards for PFOA and PFOS. [109] 17 March 2021 EPA announced plans to revise wastewater standards (effluent guidelines) for manufacturers of PFAS chemicals. [110] 21 April 2021 3M sues the state of Michigan, seeking to invalidate its new drinking water standards. [111]
The Swedish National Food Agency recommends a drinking water limit of 0.09 μg/L for the sum of 11 PFASs (PFBS, PFHxS, PFOS, 6:2 FTSA, PFBA, PFPeA, PFHxA, PFHpA, PFOA, PFNA and PFDA). If PFASs are found above this limit in drinking water, immediate action is recommended to reduce the PFAS concentration in the drinking water to as far below the ...
The Devil We Know is a 2018 investigative documentary film by director Stephanie Soechtig regarding allegations of health hazards from perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA, also known as C8), a key ingredient used in manufacturing Teflon, and DuPont's potential responsibility.
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The EPA issued health advisories for four specific PFASs in June 2022, significantly lowering their safe threshold levels for drinking water. PFOA was reduced from 70 ppt to 0.004 ppt, while PFOS was reduced from 70 ppt to 0.02 ppt. A safe level for the compound GenX was set at 10 ppt, while that for PFBS was set at 2000 ppt. While not ...
The high levels of PFOA and PFOS detected in 2016 was not the first incident of PFOA and PFOS pollution in the area. In 2007, the EPA decided to test the water in Decatur, Alabama, a part of Morgan County, due to industrial activity linked to the production of PFOA and PFOS of the companies 3M, Daikin America, and Toray Carbon Fibers America. [47]
Both fire safety and consumer product safety experts say it's important to at least be aware of the potential dangers of space heaters. ... or ETL — Electrical Testing Laboratories," Davis says. ...
In November 2017 the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection announced plans to develop its own drinking water standards for PFOA. [77] New Jersey published a standard for perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA) in September 2018, the first state to do so. [78] The state set the MCL at 13 parts per trillion (ppt). [79]