The Final Word by Helen Roush
Helen Roush, Executive Vice President of Paperitalo Publications
Recently, the EPA announced a comprehensive national strategy to confront PFAS (Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance) pollution. The EPA explains on its website that "PFAS are widely used, long lasting chemicals, components of which break down very slowly over time."
In its press release, the EPA stated that the "EPA's Roadmap is centered on three guiding strategies: Increase investments in research, leverage authorities to take action now to restrict PFAS chemicals from being released into the environment, and accelerate the cleanup of PFAS contamination. North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper and other elected leaders will join Administrator Regan at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC, for the announcement."
The roadmap lists:
In the EPA's commitments to action 2021-2024, it states that the approach is to "Monitor industrial categories where the phaseout of PFAS is projected by 2024, including pulp, paper, paperboard, and airports. The results of this monitoring, and whether future regulatory action is needed, will be addressed in the Final ELG Plan 15 in Fall 2022."
You can read the EPA's PFAS Strategic Roadmap by clicking here. Helen Roush is Executive Vice President of Paperitalo Publications.
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