China MEE published the "List of Key New Pollutants for Control (2022 Edition) (Draft for Comment)" on 27 September 2022 and requested feedback. Ten persistent organic pollutants are among the 14 important new pollutants on the list.
PFOS
- EWG submits its comments on draft guidelines by WHO on PFOA and PFOS contamination of drinking water
Submitting comments on the World Health Organization (WHO)'s draft guidelines for allowable levels of PFOA and PFOS contamination in drinking water, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) has expressed that the proposed guidelines ignore WHO's…
Submitting comments on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S.
On September 27, 2022, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment released a draft "2022 List of Key Controlling New Pollutants", seeking public comments will October 28, 2022.
The U.S.
The American Chemistry Council (ACC) filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency’s (U.S. EPA) revision of Lifetime Health Advisories (LHAs) for PFOA and PFOS.
In a research study conducted to examine the associations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) exposure, altered metabolic pathways, and risk of non-viral hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), it was found that exposure to high perfluorooctane…