PFAS Standards

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PFAS Limits Significantly Lowered in EPA Health Advisories

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PFAS Limits Significantly Lowered in EPA Health Advisories

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released updated health advisories in June for PFAS compounds in drinking water. These new limits significantly reduce the guidelines previously established in 2016. The new drinking water interim health advisories reduce the limit for both PFOA (perfluoro-octanoic acid) and PFOS (perfluoro-octane sulfonate).

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NDAA Amendment Pushes DOD to adopt Michigan’s Strict PFAS Standards

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NDAA Amendment Pushes DOD to adopt Michigan’s Strict PFAS Standards

There are many locations in the state of Michigan where PFAS pollution has become widespread and where warnings been put in place such as; ’Do Not Eat’ fish advisories, and ‘No Swim Zones’. For example, residents living near the Wurtsmith Air Force Base, have health advisories in place warning people not to consume fish, deer and other wildlife in several areas, and avoid toxic surface water foam. The federal government, however, has yet to provide a universal, nationwide standard for PFAS.