EPA Announces Testing Method and Cleanup Recommendations for PFAS

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently took another key step in implementing the agency’s PFAS Action Plan by announcing a new validated method for testing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water. The agency also issued its Interim Recommendations for Addressing Groundwater Contaminated with Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) under federal cleanup programs. The new validated test method complements other actions the agency is taking under the Action Plan to help communities address PFAS nationwide. “EPA’s important scientific advancement makes it possible for both government and private laboratories to effectively measure more PFAS chemicals in drinking water