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Feb. 3—SANTA FE — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday announced two proposed rules "to ensure that certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as 'forever ...
It is the first time a nationwide limit on so-called forever chemicals has been imposed on water providers. EPA Administrator Michael Regan called it the biggest action the agency has ever taken ...
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (also PFAS [1],PFASs [2], and sometimes referred to as "forever chemicals" [3] [4]) are a group of synthetic organofluorine chemical compounds that have multiple fluorine atoms attached to an alkyl chain; there are 7 million such chemicals according to PubChem. [5]
Despite the nearly 15,000 Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) known, the EPA singled out six in the first-ever federal limits for these chemicals in drinking water.
“Contact your state environmental or health agency for detailed advice or to obtain a list of state-certified laboratories using EPA-developed testing methods in drinking water,” agency ...
The US Environmental Protection Agency is proposing that it will label nine of the thousands of PFAS “forever chemicals” as hazardous. PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl compounds, are ...
For the first time, the EPA has set limits for six types of PFAS chemicals in drinking water. The chemicals have been linked to health issues and can linger permanently in the environment.
EPA limits harmful "forever chemicals" (PFAS) in drinking water. The new standards will be implemented over several years.