Includes information on AFFF formulations and characteristics, fate and transport and release to environment, disposal, replacement options, and guidance, among other information.
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DOD-Funded Research on AFFF
DOD Briefing to Congress on AFFF Replacements and Alternatives
Slides include descriptions and assessments on feasibility for each replacement/alternative assessed.
FAA Fluorine-Free Foam Testing Report
Report noting that no fluroine-free foams tested to the MILSPEC had equivalent extinguishing performance to AFFF
EPA Memo on Addressing PFAS Discharges in EPA-Issued NPDES Permits
ITRC Fate and Transport Processes
This fact sheet details current information about PFAS fate and transport.
ITRC Sampling and Analytical Methods
This ITRC guidance provides current information on sampling protocols and the development of PFAS anlaytical methods.
ITRC PFAS Regulatory Programs Summary and Fact Sheets
This fact sheet and table describe examples of various federal and state regulatory programs and includes links to tables that provide established PFAS health-based criteria.
ASTSWMO PFAS Position Paper
This paper acknowledges the work Federal and State agencies have taken to date and recommends federal regulatory action, guidance development, and further research to address PFAS.
Clean Water Act (CWA)
There are several CWA authorities that can be used to address PFAS in surface water, including authroizing EPA and states to limit or prohibit discharges of PFAS in the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits they issue, or requiring EPA to establish technolgy-based Effluent Limitation Guidelines for industrial dischargers.
