Companies will now be prevented from starting or resuming the manufacture of over 300 PFAS compounds without a complete regulatory review and risk determination, based upon a new finalized rule announced by the U.S. EPA on January 8, 2024.
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.