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EPA’s Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Action Plan

In addition to the four priority actions the EPA announced at its May 2018 National Leadership Summit, this Action Plan highlights the many activities that the EPA plans to lead in collaboration with federal, state, tribal, and local partners to understand, communicate, and take steps to effectively manage potential concerns associated with the presence of PFAS in the environment. Where deemed appropriate and necessary, the EPA will prioritize preventing environmental contamination and identifying approaches that reduce the costs of PFAS management faced by local communities. Efforts discussed in this plan are also intended to encourage the use of safer PFAS formulations and/or PFAS alternatives and limit PFAS discharges, releases, and emissions. Where PFAS contamination in the environment has already occurred, the Agency will facilitate remediation efforts by providing groundwater cleanup recommendations and initiating the regulatory development process for listing certain PFAS as hazardous substances. For those cases where cleanup actions are necessary to prevent exposure to contaminated environmental media, the Agency is evaluating active management and treatment options and evaluating available treatment technologies. The EPA is also proposing a national drinking water regulatory determination for PFOA and PFOS in 2019 for public comment. The Agency will also gather and evaluate additional information that may inform the development of a national drinking water regulation for a broader class of PFAS in the future. The EPA is committed to working with other federal agencies, states, tribes, and local communities to coordinate and advance how we respond to PFAS concerns throughout the country.
The EPA is taking a leadership role to ensure that instances where PFAS pose risk to human health or the environment are identified and quickly addressed. The EPA plans to work in close coordination with multiple entities, including other federal agencies, states, tribes, local governments, water utilities, industry, and the public. This PFAS Action Plan highlights key EPA PFAS-related activities and reinforces the EPA’s commitment to better understand potential impacts from a broad suite of PFAS, and, where necessary, take steps to reduce any risks they may pose to public health and the environment.

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

SourceU.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Project IDEPA 823R18004

SubjectAction Plan

Document typeTechnical Report

PublisherU.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Print publication date Feb 2019

Volume / Issue1 / 1

Content sourceTechnical Report

First / last page(s)423 - 433

Word count23,403

Subject keywordsPFASPer- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances

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EPA’s Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Action Plan

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