Joseph Green Kelley Drye & Warren LLP The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is adding three per-/poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to the list of substances reportable under the agency’s Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) reporting program. Consistent with a recently leaked document highlighting priorities of the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), the agency announced earlier […]
Enrique Saenz April 29, 2021 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency tightened the use of a regulatory exemption that allowed toxic PFAS chemicals to receive automatic approval for production if toxicity reviews were not completed within 30 days. Under the Toxic Substances Control Act, new chemical substances must undergo a review to determine whether they present […]
Photo Illustration: Jonathan Hurtarte; Photos: Getty Images The PFAS Action Act would, among other things, require creation of a national drinking water standard for various PFAS chemicals. Morgan Lewis environmental attorneys say the act could also significantly accelerate the timeline for classifying certain PFAS compounds as hazardous substances and allows the EPA significant discretion over […]
BACKGROUND: Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), organophosphate esters (OPEs), and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are hormone-disrupting chemicals that migrate from building materials into air and dust. OBJECTIVES: We aimed to quantify the hormonal activities of 46 dust samples and identify chemicals driving the observed activities. METHODS: We evaluated associations between hormonal activities of extracted dust […]
Harmful PFAS chemicals present in widely used pesticides MAY 17, 2021 May 17, 2021 (BOSTON, MA) – Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) and Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) are demanding that state leaders throughout New England halt the use of PFAS-contaminated pesticides. With mosquito season approaching, pesticide spraying may be doing more harm than good by […]
MAY 11, 2021 Photo Credit: Creative Commons/Jared C. Benedict May 11, 2021 (MONTPELIER, VT) Today, the Vermont Legislature gave final approval to a nation-leading bill that would restrict the sale of consumer products that contain toxic chemicals known as PFAS. The bill now heads to the Governor for his signature. Conservation Law Foundation (CLF), Vermont Conservation […]
Image Source: https://ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/1-s2.0-S0045653521007074-ga1_lrg.jpg Alina Timshina1#, Juan J. Aristizabal-Henao1#, Bianca F. Da Silva1, John A. Bowden Center for Environmental and Human Toxicology, Department of Physiological Sciences, University of Florida Paper and other plant-based drinking straws are replacing plastic straws in commercial settings in response to trending plastic straw bans and the larger global movement for reducing […]
The EPA’s Analytical Chemistry Laboratory at Fort Meade has tested a limited number of fluorinated and non-fluorinated HDPE (High-Density Polyethylene) containers for the presence of PFAS (Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances). According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, this effort is in support of the Agency’s investigation on the source(s) of PFAS found in a […]
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is investigating the presence of toxic chemicals in pesticides, which may be coming from their plastic containers, it said on Friday. The agency said in a statement that its testing showed that the chemicals, belonging to a family of substances called PFAS, were “most likely formed” by a reaction while […]
The fluorinated HDPE containers sold by one company were found to contain eight different PFAS compounds. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has made new data available related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) compounds found in fluorinated containers in which a mosquito control product was packaged and sold. EPA is also announcing its planned next steps to further […]