Coronavirus Slowing PFAS Testing, Cleanup Efforts Across U.S.

摘要

The onset of the coronavirus pandemic has stalled a range of eorts to address PFAS in drinking water, promptingconcerns about what could happen if there’s a long-term delay.The chemicals—per- and polyuoroalkyl substances, or PFAS—have spread through drinking water, air, soil, andgroundwater in many states. But the pandemic has delayed a federal study on the health eects of the chemicals,as well as PFAS testing and remediation eorts in Michigan and Ohio, where governors have issued stay-at-homeorders and urged social distancing.