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EPA Announces New Drinking Water Health Advisories for PFAS …

(9 days ago) WEBWASHINGTON (June 15, 2022) Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released four drinking water health advisories for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the latest action under President Biden’s action plan to deliver clean water …

https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-announces-new-drinking-water-health-advisories-pfas-chemicals-1-billion-bipartisan

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FACT SHEET: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Combatting PFAS …

(9 days ago) WEBFirst, EPA is publishing four new drinking water lifetime health advisories for certain PFAS as part of the President’s plan to combat PFAS pollution and the …

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/06/15/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-combatting-pfas-pollution-to-safeguard-clean-drinking-water-for-all-americans/

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US EPA sets health advisory limits for 6 PFAS

(6 days ago) WEBAlso, the EPA set a health advisory level of 2,000 ppt each for perfluorobutane sulfonic acid (PFBS) and potassium perfluorobutane sulfonate. Manufacturer 3M introduced these chemicals as a less

https://cen.acs.org/environment/persistent-pollutants/US-EPA-sets-health-advisory-6-PFAS/100/i22

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Addressing New Health Advisories for PFAS in Drinking Water

(9 days ago) WEBHealth Advisory (HA) Levels. On June 15, 2022, the EPA released four drinking water HAs under the Safe Drinking Water Act for PFAS based on over 400 scientific studies (see …

https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2022-11/OES%202022-04%20Addressing%20New%20Health%20Advisories.pdf

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Near Zero: EPA Sets New Stringent PFAS Lifetime Health Advisories

(5 days ago) WEBThe health advisories are intended to remain in place until EPA’s forthcoming PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation goes into effect, unless …

https://www.morganlewis.com/pubs/2022/06/near-zero-epa-sets-new-stringent-pfas-lifetime-health-advisories

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EPA announces new and updated health advisories for PFAS

(3 days ago) WEBThe EPA is also updating health advisories for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS). Guidelines passed in 2016 allowed …

https://www.wunc.org/news/2022-06-15/epa-announces-new-and-updated-health-advisories-for-pfas

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EPA Adopts Sharply-Reduced Health Advisories for Key PFAS

(4 days ago) WEBA top EPA official announced new, more stringent health advisories for four PFAS chemicals – greatly increasing protections from PFOA, PFOS, and GenX – during …

https://www.nrdc.org/press-releases/epa-adopts-sharply-reduced-health-advisories-key-pfas-chemicals-drinking-water

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Nearly half of the tap water in the US is contaminated with - CNN

(7 days ago) WEBIn June 2022, based on the latest science, the EPA issued health advisories that said the chemicals are much more hazardous to human health than scientists …

https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/05/health/pfas-nearly-half-us-tap-water-wellness/index.html

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NJDEP Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances, (PFAS) Home

(4 days ago) WEBEPA PFAS Rule; Information about the 2022 EPA PFAS Health Advisories – June 2022; Notice for Applicable Public Water Systems Regarding PFAS Monitoring …

https://dep.nj.gov/pfas/

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AWWA statement on EPA PFAS health advisories

(9 days ago) WEBThis morning, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released health advisories for four per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Two of the health …

https://www.awwa.org/AWWA-Articles/awwa-statement-on-epa-pfas-health-advisories

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Ground Water and Drinking Water US EPA

(1 days ago) WEBNational Drinking Water Advisory Council. Protecting Underground Sources of DW from Underground Injection. Sole Source Aquifers. Water System Partnerships. …

https://www.epa.gov/ground-water-and-drinking-water

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The impact of the EPA’s first ever federal PFAS rule limiting toxic

(3 days ago) WEBRecent studies on the health effects of PFAS helped inform a new rule that the EPA officially adopted about two weeks ago, which sets a maximum contaminant …

https://hls.harvard.edu/today/the-impact-of-the-epas-first-ever-federal-pfas-rule-limiting-toxic-forever-chemicals-in-drinking-water/

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E.P.A. Will Make Polluters Pay to Clean Up Two PFAS Compounds

(4 days ago) WEBHundreds of municipalities have sued PFAS manufacturers, alleging that the companies contaminated their water and soil. Last year, 3M agreed to a $10.3 billion …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/19/climate/epa-pfas-superfund-cleanup.html

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PFAS Statewide Health Advisory - Illinois

(5 days ago) WEBOn January 28, 2021, Illinois EPA issued four statewide Health Advisories for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) as a result of an ongoing sampling investigation of …

https://epa.illinois.gov/topics/water-quality/pfas/pfas-healthadvisory.html

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Bergen County NJ drinking water sample ranks fourth for toxic PFAS

(4 days ago) WEBThe federal Environmental Protection Agency has established the health advisory levels at 70 parts per trillion. The Environmental Working Group said a safe …

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/environment/2020/01/23/bergen-county-drinking-water-sample-ranks-fourth-toxic-pfas-national-study-ewg-pfoa-forever-chemical/4542091002/

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What you need to know about PFAS, or “forever chemicals” The …

(7 days ago) WEBSome estimates list more than 12,000 types of individual PFAS. The EPA says this makes it challenging to study and assess the potential human health and …

https://www.texastribune.org/2024/04/22/texas-pfas-forever-chemicals-what-you-need-to-know-guide/

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What the Hazardous Substance Designation of PFAS Chemicals …

(6 days ago) WEBOn April 19, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a final rule designating perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid …

https://www.nlc.org/article/2024/05/06/what-the-hazardous-substance-designation-of-pfas-chemicals-means-for-local-governments/

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EPA designates PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances

(4 days ago) WEBDesignating the two PFAS as hazardous substances will enable the agency to “address more contaminated sites, take earlier action, and expedite cleanups,” EPA …

https://cen.acs.org/environment/persistent-pollutants/EPA-designates-PFOA-PFOS-hazardous/102/web/2024/04

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Proposed rule on PFAS "forever chemicals" could cost companies …

(3 days ago) WEBThen a bipartisan effort in 2019, which Republican President Donald Trump signed into law, called for the EPA to inventory PFAS. However, health activists warn …

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pfas-forever-chemicals-epa-rule-cost-health/

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