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PFAS by EPA 1633A and ASTM D8421 Included in ...

The analysis of PFAS by EPA 1633A and ASTM D8421 is part of the U.S. EPA’s Methods Update Rule (MUR) Rule 22. The action will promulgate EPA into 40 CFR Part 136. Also part of this action, PFAS method ASTM D8421 is proposed to be codified. 

PFAS by EPA 1633A and ASTM D8421 Included in EPA Methods Update Rule 22

Biosolids

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EGLE Requires Wastewater Treatment Plants to Analyze Biosolids for PFAS

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EGLE Requires Wastewater Treatment Plants to Analyze Biosolids for PFAS

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) recently began requiring wastewater treatment plants that land apply biosolids to have PFAS laboratory testing performed prior to the land application. The EGLE Water Resources Division started sending out notifications about this new program to affected parties this year. Merit Laboratories provides analytical laboratory testing for PFAS in biosolids sample matrices to support its wastewater clients meet their regulatory requirement obligations

Michigan EGLE Publishes Biosolids and Sludge PFAS Guidance

Michigan EGLE Publishes Biosolids and Sludge PFAS Guidance

In the latest release on PFAS sampling, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) provides guidance for sampling biosolids and sludge. The State of Michigan defines biosolids as the residuals created in a wastewater treatment plant and land applied following state rules (Part 24 Rules, Land Application of Biosolids), while sludge describes solids that have been disposed through methods other than land application.