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- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has designated two of the most commonly used"forever chemicals" as hazardous substances under the federal Superfund law, in a bid to clean up properties across the United States that are contaminated with the toxic compounds.
The chemical industry says PFOA and PFOS have not been produced in the United States in nearly a decade, but environmental groups say they continue to be used in imported products and created as industrial byproducts. The Superfund designations do not ban their use. The EPA has identified at least 180 existing Superfund sites with PFAS contamination, many of which are military bases where firefighting foams containing the chemicals were sprayed or are landfills where PFAS waste may have been disposed.The Superfund designation for PFOA and PFOS is one of the most aggressive EPA regulations of PFAS to date, and officials have signaled plans to continue stepping up enforcement.
Opponents may argue the rule was crafted without adequately considering its costs in violation of administrative law and the EPA's authority under CERCLA.
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