[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: Massachusetts proposes 20 parts per trillion enforceable standard

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

State proposes new limits on toxic PFAS chemicals
Tougher standards would apply to drinking water, contaminated site cleanups.

By Ethan Genter
Cape Cod Times (MA)
December 14, 2019 
 
BOSTON — After pondering restrictions on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances for most of the year, the Baker-Polito administration on Friday filed draft regulations that would establish enforceable standards on public drinking water systems.

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There are currently no federal standards for PFAS in drinking water. To date, Massachusetts and most other states simply rely on the federal “lifetime health advisory standard” of 70 parts per trillion.

The state’s proposed standards would reduce the benchmark for PFAS contamination to a 20 parts per trillion enforceable standard.


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For the entire article, see
https://www.capecodtimes.com/news/20191213/state-proposes-new-limits-on-toxic-pfas-chemicals

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
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