
September 22, 2022
EPA’s New Lifetime Health Advisories for PFOA and PFOS Rely on Health Outcome Associations Rejected by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine | Lathrop GPM
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also called “forever chemicals,” are a group of manufactured compounds whose presence in residential soil, industrial soil, and tap water has drawn heightened attention from legislators, regulatory authorities, and businesses alike. EPA recently updated its interim lifetime health advisories for PFOA and PFOS and its final health advisories for GenX and PFBS. Lifetime health advisories, …