EPA Floats New Risk Values For Two PFAS, Continuing Regulatory Patchwork

EPA has released new draft toxicology assessments for two per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) known as GenX and PFBS, long-awaited by state agencies and other stakeholders, but the numbers -- a stricter level than North Carolina recently adopted for GenX and a weaker level than Minnesota adopted for PFBS -- continue the regulatory patchwork that EPA and states have created. Following the Nov. 14 release of the draft assessments , environmentalists said the findings show the PFAS regulatory system is...