Despite Criticism, EPA Retains PFAS Groundwater Guide's Cleanup Levels

摘要

EPA has issued a final interim guidance for addressing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in groundwater, adhering to the screening level and cleanup goal it proposed earlier this year and largely rejecting wide-ranging criticisms from environmentalists, states and industry over alleged deficiencies. Release of the document is expected to test Defense Department (DOD) pledges to comply with stricter EPA levels after the department recently unveiled its own guidance that adopted weaker limits.