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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 ...
On Wednesday the FDA announced certain grease-proofing substances containing per and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, would no longer be sold for use in food packaging in the U.S.. The ...
Called “forever chemicals” because of how long they remain in the human body and environment, perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, are a growing health concern.
The US Food and Drug Administration has found food packaging materials like fast-food wrappers, microwave popcorn bags and take-out pizza boxes are a major source of dietary exposure to PFAS.
2017 PFAS are on the Government of Canada's 2019 chart of substances prohibited by the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA) and by the Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2012. These substances are under these regulations because they are "among the most harmful" and "have been declared toxic to the environment ...
Remediation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances refers to the destruction or removal of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) from the environment. PFASs are a group of synthetic organofluorine compounds, used in diverse products such as non-stick cookware and firefighting foams, that have attracted great concern as persistent organic pollutants.
These PFAS would be added to the list of substances identified for consideration in facility assessments and, where necessary, further investigation and cleanup through the corrective action ...
Perfluoroalkane sulfonic (a) and sulfinic (b) acids", Fact Cards of Major Groups of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs), OECD Environment, Health and Safety Publications 68 Series on Risk Management, pp. 31–41