EPA Takes Key Step To Stop Unsafe PFAS From Reentering Commerce
January 27, 2023
January 27, 2023
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2023:
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a rule that would prevent companies from starting or resuming the manufacture, processing or use of an estimated 300 per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) that have not been made or used for many years without a complete EPA review and risk determination. In the past, these chemicals, known as "inactive PFAS . . .
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a rule that would prevent companies from starting or resuming the manufacture, processing or use of an estimated 300 per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) that have not been made or used for many years without a complete EPA review and risk determination. In the past, these chemicals, known as "inactive PFAS . . .