ATSDR Seeks To Downplay Effect Of PFAS Risk Levels Stricter Than EPA's

A federal health agency has released its much-anticipated draft toxicological profile for perfluorinated chemicals that recommends risk values more conservative than EPA's, but the agency is downplaying potential health concerns from exposures above its limits, cautioning the public not to read its levels as cleanup or health effects standards. In a Federal Register notice slated for publication June 21, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) announces the release of its draft tox profile evaluating 14 per-...