Environmentalists Call For Broader EPA PFAS Policies Under Several Laws

摘要

Environmentalists are calling on EPA to broaden its actions to stem the environmental impacts of the class of nonstick chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), including regulating PFAS under multiple environmental laws and launching new testing and monitoring of the chemicals in drinking water systems.They are also calling for EPA to develop more analytical detection methods for a wider swath of the thousands of chemicals in the class, and to provide additional resources to states. Some states have been leading efforts to address the chemicals through drinking water advisories and levels, at times setting stricter levels than EPA has established for two of the most common PFAS - perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS).