EWG submits its comments on the U.S. EPA's proposed rules to designate PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under CERCLA

November 7, 2022

Submitting comments on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA)'s proposed rules to designate PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), the the Environmental Working Group (EWG) has expressed its strong support to the move adding that the EPA should also issue an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking on designating additional PFAS chemicals for hazardous substance designation as per its Strategic Roadmap. They also urge the EPA to consider the well-established science calling for the entire class of PFAS to be addressed together. To address PFAS at the source, EWG urged that the EPA should quickly develop water quality criteria and effluent limitation guidelines under the Clean Water Act, as promised in the PFAS Roadmap.

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