Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Report

March 20, 2023

Read the full article by the Joint Subcommittee on Environment, Innovation, and Public Health on Per- And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Strategy Team of the National Science and Technology Council

"The NDAA for FY 2021 directs the PFAS ST to identify all currently Federally-funded PFAS research and development; to identify scientific and technological challenges that must be addressed to understand and to significantly reduce the environmental and human health impacts of PFAS; to identify costeffective (1) alternatives to PFAS that are designed to be safer and more environmentally friendly, (2) methods for removal of PFAS from the environment, and (3) methods to safely destroy or degrade PFAS; and to establish goals and priorities for Federally-funded PFAS research and development that take into account the current state of research and development. The PFAS ST solicited input from eight PFAS technical writing teams on critical research gaps and needs for PFAS. OSTP also issued a Request for Information (RFI) to receive public comment. The PFAS Report provides a high-level overview of research on PFAS as a chemical class by addressing the following strategic areas: removal and destruction, safer alternatives, sources and pathways of exposure, and toxicity. This document is a state of the science report that includes gaps and opportunities for the Federal Government. Following this report, the PFAS ST will develop a Federal strategic plan to address identified data gaps. This report focuses on the consensus science of PFAS as a chemical class. An appendix of references that informed the report is included in this document."