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MAP: Where water systems reported PFAS contamination This map shows water systems included in the EPA’s PFAS testing records, as of July 11, 2024. It’s based on boundaries developed by ...
This is a list of Superfund sites in Michigan designated under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) environmental law.The CERCLA federal law of 1980 authorized the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to create a list of polluted locations requiring a long-term response to clean up hazardous material contaminations. [1]
Over the last year, public water systems throughout Wisconsin have sampled at least once for these and other PFAS.” More: Wausau files lawsuit against 'forever chemical' makers and the companies ...
The PFAS bill introduced last year provided framework for how the state could spend the $125 million PFAS trust fund established in the state budget.. Assembly passes 'forever chemicals' bill ...
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS[1] or PFASs[2]) are a group of synthetic organofluorine chemical compounds that have multiple fluorine atoms attached to an alkyl chain; there are 7 million such chemicals according to PubChem. [3] PFAS came into use after the invention of Teflon in 1938 to make fluoropolymer coatings and products that ...
MPART is a multi-agency team tasked with investigating PFAS contamination sites and sources in the state, protecting drinking water, enhancing interagency communication and keeping the public informed. [181] In January 2018, Michigan established a legally enforceable groundwater cleanup level of 70 ppt for both PFOA and PFOS.
Of the 66,000 public drinking water systems impacted by the new standards, the EPA estimates that between 4,100 and 6,700 will eventually have to take action to reduce PFAS contamination.
June 2019 In what was described as a "huge step toward cleaning up the prevalence of—and prevent further contamination from—PFAS chemicals in ground, surface and drinking water" [101] the Department of Environmental Services of the state of New Hampshire submitted a "final rulemaking proposal" for new, lower maximum contaminant levels (MCLs ...