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March 2014 The EPA's Federal Facilities Restoration and Reuse Office (FFRRO) developed and published a fact sheet that provided a "summary of the emerging contaminants perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), including physical and chemical properties, environmental and health impacts, existing federal and state ...
The United States Environmental Protection Agency defines PFAS in the Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List 5 as substances that contain "at least one of the following three structures: R−CF 2 −CF(R')R", where both the −CF 2 − and −CF− moieties are saturated carbons, and none of the R groups can be hydrogen; R−CF 2 −O−CF 2 ...
The EPA will begin regulating the six PFAS substances in public drinking water systems across the country on June 25. Anna Reade, PhD., director of PFAS Advocacy at the Natural Resources Defense ...
In June 2022 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published drinking water health advisories, which are non-regulatory technical documents, for GenX and PFBS. [ 40 ] [ 41 ] The lifetime health advisories and health effects support documents assist federal, state, tribal, and local officials and managers of drinking water systems in ...
This map shows water systems included in the EPA’s PFAS testing records, as of July 11, 2024. It’s based on boundaries developed by SimpleLab, a water-testing company.
The EPA has proposed the first-ever drinking water standards for two “forever chemicals” and a mixture of four others that the agency says mark a milestone in its effort to protect public ...
Perfluorocarboxylic Acid Content in 116 Articles of Commerce PDF; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Polyfluorochemicals fact sheet; Perfluorinated substances and their uses in Sweden; Perfluoroalkylated substances, Aquatic environmental assessment; Chain of Contamination: The Food Link, Perfluorinated Chemicals (PFCs) Incl. PFOS & PFOA
“DoD plans to publish updated guidance in the next few months and will provide advance notice should department determine it will allow incineration of PFAS-containing materials at hazardous ...