- working with communities on testing for PFAS in surface waters and sludge and
- policies and regulations to prevent contamination of lands and waters by PFAS in sludge and biosolids.
PFAS chemicals have contaminated air, water, soil, food, and consumer products all over the world.
These chemicals are extremely toxic at very small concentrations, entirely man made, do not exist in nature, worse than dioxin and virtually impossible to destroy. They survive conventional waste treatment technologies because they do not break down into harmless compounds. They have contaminated many drinking water sources and are found in the blood of virtually all Americans.
PFAS chemicals are literally out of control.
The PFAS Team works to prevent production, use, and discharges of PFAS.
Key Issues We Work On
PFAS found in wastes managed at wastewater treatment plants and solid waste facilities;
PFAS in "biosolids" from wastewater treatment plants used in products for farms and gardens or discharged to farmlands and recreational lands;
State actions to reduce uses and releases of PFAS;
Local monitoring projects to identify PFAS in surface waters and sewage sludge.