EPA strategy on 'forever' chems

WASHINGTON - The Biden administration is launching a broad strategy to regulate toxic industrial compounds associated with serious health conditions that are used in products ranging from cookware to carpets and firefighting foams. Michael Regan, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, said it is taking a series of actions to limit pollution from a cluster of long-lasting chemicals known as PFAS that are increasingly turning up in public drinking water systems, private wells and even food. (Source: The AP 10/19/21) EPA unveils strategy to regulate toxic 'forever chemicals' showing up in drinking water, food | Environment | nola.com The same toxic chemicals also found in nonstick pans and shampoo are in New Orleans’ drinking water system at higher levels than previously thought, according to a report by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) released in January 2020. Of the places surveyed, NOLA ranked eighth highest for its levels of PFAS in tap water. Only Meridian, Miss., had no detectable traces of the chemicals. Two locations had levels of PFAS far above the EPA’s health advisory - Brunswick County, N.C., and Quad Cities, Iowa. The findings, along with other research, lead EWG scientists to conclude that detectable amounts of PFAS are likely in all of the country’s major water supply systems. (Source: NOLA.com 01/23/20) Tests find toxic chemicals in drinking water throughout U.S. — and New Orleans ranks high | The Latest | Gambit Weekly | nola.com EPA unveils strategy to regulate toxic 'forever chemicals' showing up in drinking water, food | Environment | nola.com  The same toxic chemicals also found in nonstick pans and shampoo are in New Orleans’ drinking water system at higher levels than previously thought, according to a report by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) released in January 2020. Of the places surveyed, NOLA ranked eighth highest for its levels of PFAS in tap water. Only Meridian, Miss., had no detectable traces of the chemicals. Two locations had levels of PFAS far above the EPA’s health advisory - Brunswick County, N.C., and Quad Cities, Iowa. The findings, along with other research, lead EWG scientists to conclude that detectable amounts of PFAS are likely in all of the country’s major water supply systems. (Source: NOLA.com 01/23/20) Tests find toxic chemicals in drinking water throughout U.S. — and New Orleans ranks high | The Latest | Gambit Weekly | nola.com