The thousands of “forever chemicals” known collectively as PFAS are gaining attention as scientists study their prevalence in the environment and their potential effects on human health.
Much about PFAS remains unknown, but it’s all but certain that more and tighter regulations are in the future. Late in 2021, the U.S. EPA issued a PFAS Strategic Roadmap (www.ewg.org/news-insights/news-release/2021/10/pfas-roadmap-sets-new-direction-epa) that outlines plans to accelerate development of drinking water standards for the two most concerning PFAS, known as PFOA and PFOS.
In the meantime, the U.S. Congress passed the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, allocating billions of dollars for PFAS treatment and remediation,
