Presumptive Contamination: A New Approach to PFAS Contamination Based on Likely Sources

Presumptive Contamination: A New Approach to PFAS Contamination Based on Likely Sources | Environmental Science & Technology Letters (acs.org) Abstract While research and regulatory attention to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) has increased exponentially in recent years, data are uneven … Continue reading Presumptive Contamination: A New Approach to PFAS Contamination Based on Likely Sources

Superfund Listing of PFOA and PFOS – Public Comment Period ending November 7!

Proposed Designation of Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid (PFOS) as CERCLA Hazardous Substances | US EPA Notice about Public Comment Period On August 26, 2022, EPA posted to its website the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) Designating Perfluorooctanoic Acid … Continue reading Superfund Listing of PFOA and PFOS – Public Comment Period ending November 7!

Heartache, anger in Central Washington over drinking-water wells tainted by ‘forever chemicals’

Heartache, anger in Central Washington over drinking-water wells tainted by ‘forever chemicals’ | The Seattle Times Brandi Hyatt, featured in this article, is another recipient along with Whidbey Island Water Systems Association of a Public Participation Grant for PFAS in … Continue reading Heartache, anger in Central Washington over drinking-water wells tainted by ‘forever chemicals’

‘Forever chemicals’ are everywhere. The battle over who pays to clean them up is just getting started.

‘Forever chemicals’ are everywhere. The battle over who pays to clean them up is just getting started. – POLITICO State and local governments across the country are suing manufacturers of toxic chemicals that are contaminating much of the nation’s drinking … Continue reading ‘Forever chemicals’ are everywhere. The battle over who pays to clean them up is just getting started.

Commissioner Bacon’s newsletter discusses PFAS

https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/WACOISLAND/bulletins/327e2fe …I want to share with you … a meeting to discuss PFAS in our drinking water, with John Lovie, president of the Whidbey Island Water Systems Associations; Keith Higman, Island County Public Health Director; and Heather Korteum, Island County Environmental Health Manager. On June 15th the EPA announced new Lifetime Health Advisories (LHAs) for per- and polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) which in some cases are over 10,000 times lower than the LHA numbers we have been working with in the water systems and private wells around the Navy facilities on Whidbey Island. This means that levels we thought were safe … Continue reading Commissioner Bacon’s newsletter discusses PFAS