Brussels, 19 September 2024 Today, the Commission has adopted new measures under the REACH Regulation – the EU chemicals legislation – to protect human health and the environment by restricting the use of undecafluorohexanoic acid (‘PFHxA’) and PFHxA related substances. These sub-groups of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (‘PFAS’) are very persistent and mobile in water, […]
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is seeking public comment on the manufacture of certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), including perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), and perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA), during the fluorination of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) and other plastic containers to inform regulations as appropriate under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). […]
By Drew Hutchinson 2024-09-30T15:50:17000-04:00 • Law is ‘crucial’ for protecting women and girls, sponsor says • Companies will be punished for unavoidable PFAS, groups say California will ban the sale of menstrual products containing PFAS—whether the chemicals were intentionally added or not. Assembly Bill 2515, which Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed on Monday, makes manufacturing […]
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (.gov) https://www.epa.gov › system › files › documents This document describes the laboratory procedures for sample preparation, analysis andquantification of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in plastic (e.g., high-densitypolyethylene (HDPE)) containers, by liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry(LC/MSMS). The method may be used, with modifications, if necessary, for other similar typesof solid […]
Tom PerkinsTue 23 Jul 2024 06.00 EDT Toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” are widely added to pesticides, and areincreasingly used in the products in recent years, new research finds, apractice that creates a health threat by spreading the dangerous compoundsdirectly into the US’s food and water supply. The analysis of active and inert ingredients that the […]
By Gabe Castro-Root 2024-07-25T19:00:30000-04:00 Environmental groups sued the EPA on Thursday over an alleged lack of action to regulate the distribution of plastic containers contaminated with PFAS. The suit, filed in the US District Court for the District of Columbia, argues that the Environmental Protection Agency violated the Toxic Substances Control Act by failing to […]
Article By:Lynn L. BergesonLisa M. Campbell The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on July 11, 2024, that it granted a petition filed under Section 21 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requesting that EPA establish regulations under TSCA Section 6 prohibiting the manufacturing, processing, use, distribution in commerce, and disposal of three per- […]
In response to a petition filed by clean water advocacy groups, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA, Washington, DC; www.epa.gov) has agreed to review and take what it sees as appropriate action on issues related to the distribution and disposal of three per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) including perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), and […]
By Pat Rizzuto 2024-07-23T07:00:03000-04:00 Citizen groups are petitioning the EPA to revise pesticide regulations to prohibit PFAS and plastic containers that release the chemicals into stored pesticides, the latest move in an effort to force a ban of “forever chemicals” and technologies that produce them. A 10-member nonprofit coalition led by the Center for Food […]
The Environmental Protection Agency must hand over previously withheld chemicals data after a court said its pledges to change disclosure practices were insufficient. The US District Court for the District of Columbia ruled Tuesday the agency failed to immediately publish chemical manufacturer notices for testing and manufacturing and didn’t disclose all possible related health and […]