[CPEO-MEF] PFAS, DIOXANE: New York state adopts enforceable limits

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

NYS adopts strict limits on PFOA, PFOS and 1,4-Dioxane contamination in water systems; could come with high-costs


by Peter Mantius
The Water Front Online
July 31, 2020


State officials adopted enforceable limits on three drinking water contaminants under new rules that will require all water systems in New York to begin testing for them, many for the first time.

Maximum contaminant limits (MCLs) were set at 10 parts per trillion each for PFOA (perfluorooctanic acid) and PFOS (perflourooctane sulfonate) and 1 part per billion for 1,4-dioxane. 

The regulations will go into effect as soon as they are published in the next State Register.

PFOA and PFOS are among more than 5,000 compounds in the PFAS class of chemicals used in dozens household products ranging from teflon to cosmetics to paints.

After PFOA contaminated drinking water in the New York towns of Hoosick Falls, Newburgh and Petersburgh in 2015 and 2016, thousands of people showed elevated levels of the substance in their bloodstreams. Environmental groups began pushing the Cuomo Administration for strict regulation.


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For the entire article, see
https://fingerlakes1.com/2020/07/31/nys-adopts-strict-limits-on-pfoa-pfos-and-14-dioxane-contamination-in-water-systems-could-come-with-high-costs/

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Lenny Siegel
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Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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LSiegel@cpeo.org
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