Attorneys See PFAS Definition, ‘Ongoing Use’ Data As Hurdles to TSCA Action

Industry attorneys say EPA will likely continue to use a TSCA-specific definition of PFAS despite calls for a “unified” approach for the toxics program’s handling of the chemicals -- efforts that they warn already face confusion on other fronts, including which of their applications are “ongoing” and thus exempt from significant new use rules (SNURs). During a Feb. 8 webinar hosted by the law firm Keller & Heckman on Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) policies governing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances...