In this resolution, ECOS requests that appropriate resources be directed to understanding the potential risks associated with emerging contaminants; urges continued federal funding and support of National Toxicology Program (NTP); urges responsible parties, federal agencies and states to commit to investigate whether an emerging contaminant is present, even if potential risks from these contaminants has not yet been fully determined; urges continued collaboration and exchange of information between states and the federal government to identify, assess potential hazards and risks, and address exposures to emerging contaminants, identify safer alternatives and advance the use of alternatives assessment; urges collaboration to establish national PFAS guidance, share data and information, and other actions in the absence of an enforceable federal standard; endorses the concepts and principles embodied in the ECOS-DoD Sustainability Work Group papers; and requests that DOD expedite hazard communications, site assessments, remediation, and drinking water treatment for PFAS contamination.
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