U.S. EPA: Interim Recommendations for Addressing Groundwater Contaminated with PFOA and PFOS
26 Dec 2019
The U.S. EPA released its interim recommendations for cleanup guidance for CERCLA, RCRA, and other federal cleanup programs.
Germany proposes PFHxA restriction under REACH
20 Dec 2019
Germany has submitted its intention to restrict PFHxA and related chemicals under REACH. Chemicals in this group are short-chain PFAS used in many consumer products.
Michigan starts collecting firefighting foam containing PFAS
13 Dec 2019
After the foam is picked up, it will be shipped to a facility in Idaho. There it will be solidified and placed in a licensed hazardous waste landfill.
ECHA Member State Committee agrees on identification of PFBS and its salts as Substances of Very High Concern
11 Dec 2019
This decision was based on the concerns regarding these substances' very high persistence, high mobility in water and soil, high potential for long-range transport, and difficulty of remediation and water purification as well as moderate bioaccumulation in humans.
Trump administration, GOP strip out PFAS standard, cleanup requirements from defense bill
10 Dec 2019
U.S. Sen. Gary Peters, D-MI acknowledged some key provisions were taken out, including requiring that a standard be set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Administration that would require intervention when it was exceeded. However, the legislation still contains key provisions to help reduce PFAS contamination, especially as it relates to military uses.
[Public comment] U.S. EPA requests public input on adding PFAS chemicals to the Toxics Release Inventory
25 Nov 2019
U.S. EPA is seeking public comments on potentially adding certain PFAS to the list of chemicals companies are required to report to the agency as part of the Toxics Release Inventory.
[Public comment] California DTSC: Proposal to List Treatments Containing PFASs for Use on Converted Textiles or Leathers as Priority Products
8 Nov 2019
California's DTSC is seeking public comments on the proposal to regulate treatments containing PFAS for use on converted textiles or leathers such as carpets, upholstery, clothing and shoes, as Priority Products under the Safer Consumer Products regulations. Deadline: Tuesday, December 31, 2019.
[Public comment] Systematic review protocol for the PFBA, PFHxA, PFHxS, PFNA, and PFDA IRIS assessments
8 Nov 2019
The U.S. EPA is holding a 45-day public comment period for the systematic review protocol for the PFBA, PFHxA, PFHxS, PFNA, and PFDA IRIS assessments. Deadline: Monday, December 23, 2019.
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.