This fact sheet summarizes the emerging technical information about risk and management for biosolids impacted by PFAS.
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ITRC Treatment Technologies
This fact sheet provides an overview of the development and implementation of PFAS treatment technologies.
ECOS Resolution 21-1: Advancing Collaboration and Coordination on Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances
This resolution, adopted in late 2021, calls on federal agencies to take a number of specific actions and coordinate closely with state environmental agencies to better understand and mitigate the risks of PFAS.
ASDWA PFAS Laboratory Testing Primer for State Drinking Water Programs and Public Water Systems
Provides guidance on how state drinking water programs can work with labs to test PFAS in drinkingw ater samples collected from public water systems
ASDWA and APHL Technical Bulletin to Labs Reporting Analysis using various EPA methods
Alerts labs to inconsistencies when reporting analytical results for FPAS from EPA methods 533, 537, or 537.1
ECOS White Paper: Processes and Considerations for Setting State PFAS Standards, 2024 Update
ECOS developed and annually updates this paper on how states develop PFAS standards, advisories, and guidance values.
EPA PFAS Strategic Roadmap
EPA’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap outlines the agency’s approach and commitments to action for 2021-2024.
Form 4700-4 Process Revision Overview
U.S. EPA Office of Environmental Justice & External Civil Rights (OEJECR) staff joined the December 2022 ECOS EJ Workgroup meeting to give an overview on the new review process for Form 4700-4, Preaward Compliance Review Report for All Applicants and Recipients Requesting EPA Financial Assistance.
Principles for Addressing Environmental Justice Concerns in Air Permitting
The goal of this document is to provide a framework of principles and practices to assist each
EPA region to promote environmental justice and equity through air permitting programs using
existing CAA authorities and discretion, federal civil rights laws, as well as other federal and
state laws that may help to mitigate potential adverse and disproportionate effects of a permitting
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Environmental Justice in Air Permitting
On November 9, 2022, the ECOS Air Committee and ECOS EJ Workgroup held a joint call with U.S. EPA, specifically EPA Region 5 leadership to discuss EJ considerations in air permitting.
