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EPA Releases Updated Interim PFOA and PFOS Health Advisories …

WEBToday (June 15), EPA released the long-anticipated updated interim health advisories for PFOA and PFOS, as well as the final health advisories for GenX and PFBS. Health …

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Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)

WEBProvisional vs. Interim vs. Final Health Advisory. From EPA: EPA can develop interim or provisional HA levels to provide information in response to an urgent or rapidly …

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EPA Publishes Four New Draft Documents on Health Effects of

WEBEPA has developed and provided four new draft documents to the Science Advisory Board (SAB) PFAS Review Panel with recent scientific data and new analyses …

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National Academies Report Calls for Expanded PFAS Testing for

WEBThis includes actions for ATSDR to create educational materials for public health departments to support clinicians – to include information on PFAS exposure, …

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EPA Releases Third Round of UCMR 5 Data

WEBPFOA and PFOS were measured above the EPA health advisory (HA) levels for 11.5% and 12.8% of PWSs, respectively (an increase from the second data release). …

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EPA Announces Strategic Plan to Better Assess Human Endocrine …

WEBEPA will require additional endocrine data for human health for 30 high-priority pesticides. These pesticides are considered high priority because preliminary …

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WHO Releases Draft Guidelines for PFOA and PFOS, Values

WEBOn September 29, the World Health Organization (WHO) released a background document for developing WHO Guidelines for Drinking Water Quality for …

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EPA Updates Drinking Water Human Health Benchmarks for …

WEBEPA has published its Updated 2021 Human Health Benchmarks for Pesticides (HHBPs) in drinking water or source water for noncancer and cancer health …

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New Hampshire Updated Data Shows Higher Cancer Rates in

WEBThe New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has released new data analysis from the State Cancer Registry that finds higher kidney …

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ATSDR Issues Final PFAS Toxicological Profile

WEBFor at least one compound (PFOS), EPA’s 2016 lifetime chronic exposure and health advisory is based on a less strict reference dose of 2×10^-5 mg/kg/day, …

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EPA Adds Five New PFAS to List of Risk-Based Values to Help

WEBOn May 18, the EPA added five additional per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances to the Agency’s Regional Screening and Removal Management Levels to Protect Human Health and the Environment. The list provides risk-based values that help EPA determine if response or remediation activities and actions are needed, such as …

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California Proposes Public Health Goals for PFOA and PFOS in

WEBThe California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has announced the availability of a draft technical …

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EPA PFAS Strategic Roadmap and Webinars and GenX Toxicity

WEBEPA has published its new PFAS Strategic Roadmap and Final Human Health Toxicity Assessment for GenX chemicals. The PFAS Strategic Roadmap was …

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EPA Releases List of Laboratories Approved by EPA for UCMR5 as …

WEBEPA recently released the list of laboratories that met the UCMR 5 laboratory approval program application and proficiency testing criteria for the three methods …

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ASDWA PFAS Messaging Work

WEBbetween an initial understanding of health effects and publication of the final health advisory or maximum contaminant level goal (MCLG) and a Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL). As of June 15, 2022, the EPA's interim Health Advisory for PFOA is four (4) parts per quadrillion; it is twenty (20) parts per quadrillion for PFOS.

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New York State Proposes New Drinking Water Regulations for …

WEBOn October 5, New York State’s health department proposed new enforceable drinking water standards for four PFAS: perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA), …

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The Public Water System Supervision (PWSS) Program

WEBThis table represents the estimated FY 2013 funding gap from the ASDWA Report, Insufficient Resources for State Drinking Water Programs Threaten Public Health, …

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New ASTHO Report on State and Territorial Preparedness for

WEBThe Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) recently released its State and Territorial Preparedness for Drinking Water Emergencies report to better understand the current gaps in state and territorial water preparedness and response, ASTHO conducted an assessment of state and territorial health agencies’ …

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PFAS Fate & Transport, Health Risks, and Responses for …

WEBPFAS in groundwater – Washington County, MN. PFAAs highly soluble, mobile, persistent = very large plumes. PFBA plume >150 square miles. Much larger …

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EPA Announces Release of IRIS Toxicological Reviews for PFHxA

WEBEPA may use this assessment to inform decisions to protect human health. For more information, visit EPA’s website. PFDA: EPA released the Public Comment and External Review Draft of the IRIS Toxicological Review of PFDA and Related Salts for a 60-day public comment period and external peer review. Exposure to PFDA is possible via …

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New APHL and EPA Citizen Science Quality Assurance Toolkit

WEBThe Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) worked with EPA to develop the new Citizen Science Quality Assurance Toolkit to facilitate the use of the previously developed EPA Citizen Science Quality Assurance Handbook.The toolkit was developed to optimize the value of citizen science data and collectively with the …

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Colorado Publishes PFAS Drinking Water Sample Results and New …

WEBThe Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE) has published its PFAS sampling project results and created a new “Policy for Interpreting …

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