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Chemicals & Emerging Contaminants

Oklahoma Partners in Educational Open House For Superfund Site

March 6, 2026

The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality, U.S. EPA Region 6, and the Quapaw Nation provided updates for its Tar Creek Superfund Site open house.

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: education, lead

Wisconsin Adopts More Protective PFAS Drinking Water Standards

March 6, 2026

Wisconsin signed into law updates to the state’s drinking water standards to align with federal limits for PFAS to a new enforceable standard.

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: drinking water, PFAS

New York State Background Study for PFAS in Soil

January 29, 2026

This study reports on PFAS detection results from rural soil samples, which NYSDEC will consider in developing soil cleanup standards for PFOA and PFOS.

Tagged With: PFAS

New York State Technical & Operational Guidance for Publicly Owned Treatment Works

January 29, 2026

This document establishes how guidance values for PFOA, PFOS, and 1,4-Dioxane will be applied to State Pollution Discharge Elimination System permits for POTWs.

Tagged With: PFAS

New York State A Decade of Progress on PFAS Report

January 28, 2026

This report summarizes NYDEC actions and continued response to address PFAS contamination within the past decade.

Tagged With: PFAS

ITRC Releases Updated PFAS Guidance

January 21, 2026

ITRC has expanded its PFAS-1 guidance to include new priority topics, new guidance on sorption-based treatment technologies, and new fact sheets and case studies.

Filed Under: ECOS Updates Tagged With: PFAS

New York Releases New Resources on PFAS

January 16, 2026

New York has announced a suite of new actions and resources to help communities address PFAS contamination.

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: biosolids, PFAS, wastewater

Ohio Launches Chloride Grants to Reduce Road Salt Runoff

January 16, 2026

Ohio EPA has opened applications for Chloride Reduction Grants under the statewide H2Ohio water quality initiative.

Filed Under: Member News Tagged With: groundwater, water quality, waterbodies

New Hampshire Findings of PFAS in Floor Cleaning Wastewater Sampling Program

November 10, 2025

Summarizes results of a study on PFAS in floor stripping and refinishing wastewater at four schools in New Hampshire.

Tagged With: PFAS

New Mexico PFAS Blood Testing Project Final Report

November 10, 2025

Outlines the results of NMED-led PFAS blood testing for residents who lived or worked near Cannon Air Force Base.

Tagged With: PFAS

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