Adverse Views Likely To Delay EPA’s Plan To Adopt ASTM’s PFAS Measure

EPA will likely have to delay its plan to quickly adopt an updated industry standard that added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) into its methods for assessing potentially contaminated properties because stakeholders plan to file adverse comments that will force the agency to withdraw its direct final rule and instead move to a longer notice-and-comment process. Larry Schnapf, a lawyer who co-chaired the American Society for Testing and Materials’ (ASTM) panel that wrote the revised industry site assessment standard, said...