EPA Eyes Proposing PFAS MCLGs This Year, Weighing Exposure Routes

May 18, 2021
EPA is telling states that it expects to propose health-based drinking water goals, known as maximum contaminant level goals (MCLGs), for the two most studied per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and submit them to its Science Advisory Board (SAB) for review sometime this year, sources say, the first in a series of steps the agency must take before it can regulate the substances. The agency also is modeling breast milk exposure routes for the two chemicals, one state source says,...


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