EPA 1633, PFAS, ASTM D8421, MUR
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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
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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

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PFAS Contamination Site Tracker Shows Rapidly Expanding List in the United States

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PFAS Contamination Site Tracker Shows Rapidly Expanding List in the United States

The number of PFAS contaminated sites in the United States continues to expand at a rapid pace. According to the PFAS Contamination Site Tracker, managed by Northeastern University’s Social Science Environmental Health Institute (SSEHRI), there are now 1,244 sites with PFAS contamination and 1,114 water systems contaminated with PFAS.

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EPA Taking Next Step to Regulate PFAS in Drinking Water

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EPA Taking Next Step to Regulate PFAS in Drinking Water

The U.S. EPA is moving forward on the required next step in regulating PFAS in drinking water by issuing final regulatory determinations. After receiving more than 10,000 public comments, the EPA made the announcement on January 19, 2021, that they would follow the rulemaking processes required by the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA).

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Michigan EGLE Updates PFAS Standards

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Michigan EGLE Updates PFAS Standards

Updated cleanup standards were announced by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE). For groundwater used as drinking water, EGLE has included five additional PFAS compounds to Part 201, making the total number of PFAS regulated in groundwater to seven compounds. Effective December 21, 2020, the compounds PFNA, PFHxS, PFHxA, PFBS, and HFPO-DA

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Merit Laboratories Adds PFAS to DoD ELAP Accreditation

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Merit Laboratories Adds PFAS to DoD ELAP Accreditation

Merit Laboratories is now certified for PFAS through the DoD Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (DoD ELAP). As a result, Merit Laboratories has expanded the list of analytical methods, compounds, and sample matrices for which it is accredited through the DoD ELAP, including the DoD’s PFAS method

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EPA Announces Two Important Steps to Address PFAS Contamination

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EPA Announces Two Important Steps to Address PFAS Contamination

In what surely will impact environmental regulatory programs across the United States, the EPA is actively prioritizing PFAS in the environment and has taken two recent actions to continue to address contamination. The EPA has issued a memo detailing an interim National Pollutant Discharge Elimination (NPDES) permitting strategy for PFAS.

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Merit Laboratories Participating in the Great Lakes PFAS Summit

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Merit Laboratories Participating in the Great Lakes PFAS Summit

Merit Laboratories will be participating in the first-ever Great Lakes PFAS Summit. The virtual conference and networking are scheduled for October 26-30. Merit Laboratories will be participating in both the digital exhibition networking platform and attending the technical seminars.