The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently finalized a rule that will provide EPA, its partners and the public with the largest-ever dataset of PFAS manufactured and used in the United States.
The reporting rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act is a statutory requirement under the FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act that requires all manufacturers (including importers) of PFAS and PFAS-containing articles in any year since 2011 to report information related to chemical identity, uses, volumes made and processed, byproducts, environmental and health effects, worker exposure, and disposal to EPA.
“The data we’ll receive from this rule will be a game-changer in advancing
