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2. Navy says EPA report that found low-level contamination ... - AOL

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   The EPA’s report said the Navy raised several concerns regarding EPA’s collection of PFAS samples, which Navy officials “believed exceeded EPA’s authority.” According to the report, EPA ...

3. ‘Forever chemicals’ in sludge used to fertilize farms can ...

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   The EPA does not set limits on what levels of PFAS are acceptable in food, but federal agencies test food to see where PFAS is showing up. ... The EPA said the findings of the report underscore ...

4. Why EPA's new rules target these six PFAS chemicals ... - AOL

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   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 ...

5. Timeline of events related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl ...

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   14 September 2021 EPA announced plans to revise effluent guidelines for businesses that conduct chromium electroplating operations and discharge PFAS in their wastewater. [114] [115] 21 October 2021 EPA announced "a whole-of-agency approach" for addressing PFAS, titled "PFAS Strategic Roadmap: EPA's Commitments to Action 2021-2024". [116]

6. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances - Wikipedia

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   Currently, EPA Method 537.1 is approved for use in drinking water and includes 18 PFAS. [246] EPA Method 1633 is undergoing review for use in wastewater, surface water, groundwater, soil, biosolids, sediment, landfill leachate, and fish tissue for 40 PFAS, but is currently being used by many laboratories in the United States. [247]

7. 70 million Americans drink water from systems reporting PFAS ...

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   As of January, PFAS were identified in multiple water systems in New Mexico including in Las Cruces, Clovis and Hobbs, according to a USA Today report. That's according to new data the EPA ...

8. EPA: New standards will reduce PFAS toxin in drinking water ...

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   The EPA standard for PFAS in drinking water is now 4 parts per trillion, down from 70 ppt. Health and environmental advocates have sought such a standard for decades in the face of stiff industry ...

9. Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid - Wikipedia

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   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]