EPA PFAS FOCUS BY INDUSTRY
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In its 2021-2024 Strategic roadmap, the U.S. EPA singled out a number of industries for increased attention in the agency’s efforts to regulate and remediate PFAS.
TOP INDUSTRIES FOR PFAS RULEMAKING
At the top of the EPA’s priorities is proposed rulemaking for industries in which it has the data to do so.
Organic Chemicals
Proposed rule expected summer 2023
Plastics
Proposed rule expected summer 2023
Synthetic Fibers
Proposed rule expected summer 2023
Metal Finishing
Proposed rule expected summer 2024
Electroplating
Proposed rule expected summer 2024
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INDUSTRIES TARGETED FOR MORE STUDY
The EPA has PFAS data on several more industries but has deemed those data sets insufficient for rulemaking.
The 2021-2024 Strategic Roadmap calls for filling in the gaps by fall of 2022 with proposed rulemaking to follow by the end of the year.
Electrical & Electrical Components
Textile Mills
Landfills
INDUSTRIES TARGETED FOR PFAS DATA REVIEW
Some industries are known users of PFAS, but the impact of PFAS discharge on the environment from these industries is not well understood.
The EPA plans to review the available data for these industries by winter of 2023 and decide whether sufficient data exists to initiate rulemaking.
Leather Tanning & Finishing
Plastics Molding & Forming
Paint Formulating
INDUSTRIES TARGETED FOR PFAS MONITORING
Several industries are voluntarily phasing PFAS out by 2024. The EPA will continue to monitor progress in these sectors.
Pulp & Paper
Paperboard
Airports
EPA PROGRAMS IMPACTING INDUSTRY
The U.S. EPA is using the rule-making authority granted to the agency by Congress to monitor PFAS industrial usage and discharge. More about PFAS regulations can be found on our PFAS regulations page. Our PFAS experts have also created several downloadable information sheets for our industrial clients. Click on the icons below to get more information.
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