EPA Unable To Provide ‘More Definitive’ Advice On PFAS Disposal Options

RALEIGH, NC -- EPA’s forthcoming update to its interim disposal guidance for PFAS will incorporate new test methods and regulations as well as revisions based on public comment but significant data gaps remain, leaving the agency unable to provide “more definitive recommendations” on disposal and destruction methods at this time, a waste office official says. The agency’s position is likely to disappoint stakeholders who have been seeking more certainty since the agency’s 2020 version of the guidance provided limited advice...