Managing PFAS Risks: A Business Leader's Guide to Environmental Responsibility
This eBook aims to provide a comprehensive guide to navigating the evolving world of PFAS regulations, addressing crucial topics such as risk assessment, drinking water contamination, treatment technologies, and the impact of accelerating regulatory changes. Whether you are an environmental professional, a corporate executive, a facility manager, or simply someone looking to understand the implications of PFAS, this eBook offers valuable insights to help you navigate the complex terrain of PFAS regulation in 2024 and beyond.
Table of Contents
- PFAS: An Overview
- Identifying PFAS Risk in Drinking Water
- What’s Your PFAS Risk Level? Not Knowing Could Be Costly
- How Accelerating PFAS Regulations are Magnifying Your Business Risk
- Understanding PFAS Reporting Requirements for 2024 and Beyond
- PFAS Action Plan You Can Implement Right Now
PFAS Management Support
There has been a great deal of attention over the past few years related to the chemical class known as per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a large and complicated class of compounds that occur in mixtures. Since the EPA’s 2016 adoption of health advisory drinking water levels for PFAS, PFAS have re-emerged as a contaminant of concern at scores of sites across the country. The most recent focus has been on the long chain PFOS and PFOA PFAS compounds. These longer-chained PFAS are more toxic and persistent in environments and are subject to bioaccumulation (plants, animals, and humans.)
For over a decade, we have been supporting clients and working with regulators on understanding the sources and behavior of PFAS and their precursors in the environment. We have been providing sound science on matters surrounding PFAS management, PFAS fate and transport properties, remedial options, and expert testimony for our clients’ most challenging projects, all while maintaining strict confidentiality.
This kind of expertise helps us help our clients prevent liability, save money on containment and treatment costs, avoid investigations, and most importantly, prevent significant business disruptions.
PFAS Resources: Blogs, Webinars, News
Webinar
Prepare for PFAS Impacts on TRI and TSCA
In 2023, EPA finalized regulations that increase the reporting requirements for some of the PFAS under the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) and Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The changes to TRI are fast approaching with an effective date beginning with the 2024 Reporting Year, where reports are due July 1, 2025. The reporting for TSCA (RY2011 – RY2022) will open in November 2024. In this webinar, Antea Group will share tips and a case example as to how to utilize this available time in 2024 to better understand where and how you can find PFAS in purchased supplies and raw materials, and how to prepare for these regulatory reporting requirements.
Check out our webinar to learn about how these regulatory changes may impact your operations and how important it is to take advantage of this time before the reporting deadlines to prepare for these increased PFAS requirements.
News
EPA Finalizes a PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation
On April 10, 2024, The US EPA announced the final National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) for six PFAS.
This decision comes after evaluation of over 120,000 public comments, alongside extensive consultations, and stakeholder engagements. The finalized rule sets forth legally enforceable Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) for PFAS in drinking water, including individual MCLs for PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, PFNA, and HFPO-DA, as well as a Hazard Index MCL for PFAS mixtures. Additionally, the EPA has established health-based, non-enforceable Maximum Contaminant Level Goals (MCLGs) for these substances.
Blog
Be Proactive About PFAS with This PFAS Action Plan Guide
A recent study published by the American Chemical Society found PFAS is globally present in rainwater, often exceeding safe maximums set by the EPA and other governing bodies.
This risk to global drinking water is raising new alarms. While the health and environmental impacts of PFAS chemicals have yet to be fully realized, there is enough litigation risk that corporations are proactively addressing PFAS in their production and supply chains. Organizations that don’t take a proactive approach to confront PFAS in their supply and production chains, as well as remediating past environmental impact, are at risk of PFAS-related litigation.
Blog
What’s Your PFAS Risk Level? Not Knowing Could Be Costly
For companies anywhere in the supply chain of PFAS chemicals and products witnessing the rise of these laws and lawsuits, the question is no longer, “When should we act?” but a much more urgent, “What should we do?”
The financial risk of lawsuits, fines, and clean-up costs has raised the profile of PFAS in corporate mergers and acquisitions. The global shift to environmental awareness has led to strong public opinion about organizations that don’t take steps to manage toxic chemicals.
Now is the time to start your PFAS risk assessment.