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“The Department of Defense is reviewing the amount of PFAS in drinking water supplies at some of its sites due to the EPA’s recent rule limiting five ‘forever chemicals.’
But plans to investigate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances’ (PFAS) contamination on military bases and take action when needed won’t change based on the EPA’s other recent regulation that made two types of the chemicals—perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS)—hazardous substances, the DOD said in emailed answers to questions about both regulations.
The DOD referred to a rule the Environmental Protection Agency officially published on April 26 that limited the amount of five PFAS that can be in drinking water and a final hazardous substance rule that agency released on April 19.
The EPA’s rules focus on certain PFAS that are often dubbed ‘forever chemicals,’ because they last for decades or centuries in the environment. The regulated substances also build up in the bodies of people, wildlife, and livestock as well as plants, and are associated with increasing the risk of a spectrum of diseases including cancer.” …