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In 2017, Wynn-Stelt learned from health officials testing her residential well that it contained PFAS levels up to 76,000 parts per trillion. Wynn-Stelt's blood concentrations for the compounds ...
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy introduced some of the strictest drinking water standards in the country for PFAS, setting maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) for PFOA and PFOS to 8 and 16 ppt respectively (down from previous existing groundwater cleanup standards of 70 ppt for both), and introducing MCLs for five ...
A new EU drinking water directive issued in 2020 adopted PFAS limit values. The limit values are 0.1 μg/L for the sum of 20 PFASs including PFHxS, and 0.5 μg/L for the sum of all PFASs. This directive is binding for all EU member nations. It is a minimum directive, and member states can elect to adopt stricter regulations. [19]
Other states that have issued PFAS standards include Michigan, New York and Vermont. [79] Between 2016 and 2021 the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) tested tap water from 716 locations across the United States, finding PFAS levels exceeding the EPA advisories in approximately 75% of samples from urban areas and in approximately 25% of rural areas ...
For residents of other states, the only protection from PFAS may come—if there is no regulatory rollback—when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) new federal maximum ...
States could apply for up to $6 billion in grants from 2022 to 2026, ... If PFAS levels are concerning, consumers can purchase an under-the-counter water filter for their tap.
A few states have proposed or implemented regulations on PFBS in drinking watering either as contamination standards, guidance or health advisories. [11] In 2020, Michigan adopted drinking water standards for 5 previously unregulated PFAS compounds, including PFBS which has a maximum contaminant level (MCL) of 420 parts per trillion (ppt). [12 ...
The federal government initially only agreed to repay costs to bring PFAS levels down to 70 ppt, though a state law introduced in 2019 by former State Rep. Todd Stephens found a way to remit the ...