EPA Implements NDAA’s TRI Reporting Of PFAS But Lacks Key Methods

Even as it continues to seek comment on the issue, EPA has begun implementing new defense law provisions subjecting certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) reporting though sources say the agency lacks mature methods for estimating air emissions and compiling release data in other media. One environmentalist says for the TRI reporting now in effect, the “steeper learning curve” for industry reporters will be on measuring air emissions of PFAS, as compared to measuring it...