Congress Quickly Losing Patience With EPA on PFAS
31 Oct 2019
Republicans and Democrats alike on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee said the agency is moving too slowly to set minimum standards for the presence of PFAS in water.
[Public comment] California DTSC: PFAS and their alternatives in food packaging products
26 Oct 2019
California's DTSC is seeking input on specific questions pertaining to PFAS and their alternatives in food packaging products. Deadline: Tuesday, January 14, 2020.
[Proposal solicitation] SERDP and ESTCP grants for PFAS cleanup research
24 Oct 2019
The U.S. Department of Defense's environmental research arm is soliciting proposals for research into thermal destruction and in situ sorption of PFAS.
[Public comment] EU notification on the PFAS ban in paper and board FCM in Denmark
23 Oct 2019
Scientists, business, regulators and others, not necessarily based in the EU, can comment. Deadline: January 24, 2020.
Victoria, Australia: Interim Position Statement on PFAS
22 Oct 2019
The EPA in Victoria, Australia adopts precautionary interim PFAS management standards while waiting on national regulation.
Draft NTP Technical Report on Toxicology and Carcinogenesis Studies of PFOA
15 Oct 2019
NTP is holding a peer-review of draft Technical Reports on toxicology and carcinogenesis studies of HMB and PFOA and will hold a webcast on Dec. 12, 2019 at 10 AM Eastern (Registration is required). Written comments are due on Nov. 20, 2019. Oral comment registration deadline is Dec. 3, 2019.
IPEN Report: Perfluorohexane Sulfonate (PFHxS)— Socio-economic impact, exposure, and the precautionary principle
27 Sep 2019
Provides insights about threats to drinking water sources, public health and the occupational health of firefighters due to the particular physico-chemical properties of PFHxS, including its greater mobility, hydrogeological fractionation, and long elimination.
Threats to drinking water and public health in Alaska: The scope of the PFAS problem, consequences of regulatory inaction, and recommendations
24 Sep 2019
The purpose of this report is to aid Alaskans as well as state and federal policymakers in making informed decisions to protect current and future generations from continued exposure to the PFAS class of chemicals.
Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Firefighters from Occupational Exposure to PFAS through Personal Protective Equipment
23 Sep 2019
U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Cory Gardner (R-CO) introduced bipartisan legislation to help address negative health outcomes of first responders through exposure to PFAS from firefighting equipment.
New Zealand: Consulting on further restrictions on firefighting foams containing PFAS
21 Sep 2019
New Zealand currently prohibits firefighting foams containing PFOS and PFOA. The proposed amendments add further restrictions on firefighting foams containing other PFAS. Comments due: Monday, December 2, 2019 at 5 PM New Zealand | Sunday, 1 December, 2019 at 8 PM Pacific.
[Recording] U.S. House Subcommittee Hearing: The Devil They Knew: PFAS Contamination and the Need for Corporate Accountability, Part III
10 Sep 2019
A recording and supporting documents from September 10, 2019 U.S. House Subcommittee on Environment hearing on PFAS.
New Hampshire bans PFAS in firefighting foam
4 Sep 2019
New Hampshire has banned firefighting foams containing perfluoroalkyl chemicals.
Denmark becomes first country to ban all PFAS from food contact materials
3 Sep 2019
Danish Food Minister Mogens Jensen moves to ban harmful PFAS in food packaging.
Germany, Southeastern Bavaria: PFOA and ADONA releases from 3M/Dyneon fluropolymer plant
29 Aug 2019
Available resources on PFOA and ADONA releases from 3M/Dyneon fluropolymer plant around Gendorf/Altötting, Germany
Wisconsin Gov. Evers Signs Executive Order Relating to PFAS
27 Aug 2019
Executive Order #40 directs the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to take significant measures to address PFAS contamination.