To all of our friends and partners in California impacted by the devastating wildfires, Merit Laboratories is here to support you. When wildfires ravage communities, natural landscape, and places we call home, the impact is major. Lives are interrupted while homes, schools, and businesses are destroyed. Another significant impact of wildfires is environmental contamination.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continues to address the growing concerns over PFAS by adding nine new compounds to the Toxics Release Inventory. This move aims to improve transparency and provide better data on the presence and release of these persistent chemicals in the environment.
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.
In an initiative to provide a structured approach for assessing the presence of PFAS in consumer products, ASTM International is set to release a new standard, F3700, which will serve as a critical guide for laboratories, manufacturers, regulatory bodies, and consumers. Developed by the ASTM Consumer Products Committee (F15), this new standard will outline best practices and methodologies for testing and analyzing PFAS in various consumer articles, ranging from cosmetics to automobiles.
