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.
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ITRC Firefighting Foams Resources
Includes information on AFFF formulations and characteristics, fate and transport and release to environment, disposal, replacement options, and guidance, among other information.
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
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 Risk Communication Toolkit for Environmental Issues and Concerns
ITRC’s risk communication toolkit outlines best practices for delivering important information on current, immediate, and emerging environmental issues and concerns, like PFAS.
EPA Drinking Water Health Advisories for PFOA and PFOS
EPA issued interim updated drinking water health advisories for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) that replace those EPA issued in 2016. The updated advisory levels, which are based on new science and consider lifetime exposure, indicate that some negative health effects may occur with concentrations of PFOA or PFOS in water that are near zero. These interim health advisories will remain in place until EPA establishes a National Primary Drinking Water Regulation.
CDC/ATSDR Minimum Risk Levels for PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, PFNA
This webpage details ATSDR’s Minimal Risk Levels (MRLs), which are screening levels used to identify environmental exposures that might harm people’s health.
