Tag: PFAS

OMB Says EPA Proposed Rule to Designate PFAS As Hazardous Will Be Costly

By Lisa Whitley Coleman, EHS Daily Advisor Sep 30, 2022 EHS Administration

Updated: Sep 30, 2022

The EPA’s proposed rulemaking to designate two per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)—perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), including their salts and structural isomers—as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) hit a snag after its Office of Management and Budget (OMB) review. The review identified the proposal as “economically […]

EPA Continues PFAS Crackdown

By Lisa Whitley Coleman, EHS Daily Advisor Aug 3, 2022 Enforcement and Inspection

Updated: Aug 3, 2022

On July 18, 2022, the EPA published the final rule “Implementing Statutory Addition of Certain Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) to the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Beginning with Reporting Years 2021 and 2022.” The rule adds five PFAS to the toxic chemicals list that must be reported under the Pollution Prevention Act (PPA) and the […]

EPA Issues New PFAS Drinking Water Health Advisories

By Lisa Whitley Coleman, EHS Daily Advisor Jun 30, 2022 Chemicals

Updated: Jun 30, 2022

On June 15, 2022, the EPA released four drinking water health advisories for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the latest action under President Joseph Biden Jr.’s action plan to deliver clean water and EPA Administrator Michael Regan’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap. Drinking water health advisories indicate a level of a contaminant below which adverse health […]

First PFAS Test Order Issued By EPA

By Lisa Whitley Coleman, EHS Daily Advisor Jun 21, 2022 Chemicals

Updated: Jun 21, 2022

On June 6, 2022, the EPA issued the first Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) test orders to the Chemours Company, DuPont De Nemours Inc., National Foam Inc., and Johnson Controls Inc. The orders require the companies to conduct and submit testing on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). In October 2021, the Agency announced its PFAS […]

EPA Announces Three-Pronged Attack on PFAS in Water

By Lisa Whitley Coleman, EHS Daily Advisor May 11, 2022 EHS Administration

Updated: May 11, 2022

On April 28, the EPA announced three actions to increase public protection against per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in our nation’s waters. The actions “advance progress under the Biden-⁠Harris Administration’s Plan to Combat PFAS Pollution by improving methods to detect PFAS in water, reducing PFAS discharges into our nation’s waters, and protecting fish and aquatic […]

More PFAS Added to EPA Toxic Release Inventory

By Lisa Whitley Coleman, EHS Daily Advisor Feb 3, 2022 Chemicals

Updated: Feb 3, 2022

Four more per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) were added to the EPA’s Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) list on January 24, 2022, as part of the Agency’s “comprehensive Strategic Roadmap to confront the human health and environmental risks of PFAS,” according to an EPA news release. Regulatory framework The process for adding additional PFAS to TRI […]

Can PFAS be Eliminated? EPA’s Efforts to Date

By Lisa Whitley Coleman, EHS Daily Advisor Nov 11, 2021 Chemicals

Updated: Dec 21, 2021

The EPA on October 18 revealed its PFAS Strategic Roadmap: EPA’s Commitments to Action 2021-2024 as part of a multiagency frontal assault to address pollution from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). PFAS are popular for their fire-resistant abilities and the properties that allow them to repel water, oil, stains, and grease. PFAS are also known […]

EPA Releases Preliminary 2020 Toxics Release Inventory Data

By Jay Kumar, Editor, EHS Daily Advisor Aug 9, 2021 Chemicals

Updated: Aug 9, 2021

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently published preliminary 2020 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) data about chemical releases, chemical waste management, and pollution prevention activities. The data covers activities that occurred at nearly 21,000 federal and industrial facilities across the U.S., and includes the first-ever reporting on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) added to the TRI […]

EPA Considers Placing Limits on PFAS in Drinking Water

By Lisa Whitley Coleman, EHS Daily Advisor Jul 22, 2021 Chemicals

Updated: Jul 22, 2021

On July 12, 2021, the EPA announced per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are among a new group of contaminants being considered for monitoring under the Safe Drinking Water Act. The PFAS were part of the EPA’s “Draft Contaminant Candidate List 5 (CCL 5), which provides the latest list of drinking water contaminants that are known […]