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In March, a USA Today analysis found that more than 1,200 local water providers measured at least one PFAS compound above the EPA’s existing reporting levels. Together, the utilities that ...
The EPA has proposed the first-ever drinking water standards for two “forever chemicals” and a mixture of four others that the agency says mark a milestone in its effort to protect public ...
Among the places where data is available, USA TODAY’s analysis shows large cities have exceeded PFAS limits at higher rates than smaller places. About a third of water systems serving over ...
13 November 2017 The state of Michigan creates the Michigan PFAS Action Response Team (MPART), the first multi-agency action team of its kind in the nation. Agencies representing health, environment and other branches of state government have joined to investigate sources and locations of PFAS contamination in the state, take action to protect ...
Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid ( PFBS) is a PFAS chemical compound having a four-carbon fluorocarbon chain and a sulfonic acid functional group. It is stable and unreactive because of the strength of carbon–fluorine bonds. It can occur in the form of a colorless liquid or a corrosive solid. [1] Its conjugate base is perfluorobutanesulfonate ...
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 ...
Those at the news conference said they support federal legislation to help farmers impacted by PFAS. In Grostic’s case, he said the state of Michigan has been of little help. “They’re ...
The NPL guides the EPA in "determining which sites warrant further investigation" for environmental remediation. [2] As of June 2021, there were 65 active Superfund sites on the National Priorities List in Michigan. [3] [2] Two additional sites are currently proposed for entry on the list. [2] Seventeen sites have been cleaned up and removed ...