EPA moves to cleanup 'forever' chemicals with hazardous label
The rule could change the landscape for the two compounds, considered to be the most significant health dangers since asbestos, lead and mercury.
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The rule could change the landscape for the two compounds, considered to be the most significant health dangers since asbestos, lead and mercury.
"Communities have suffered far too long from exposure to these forever chemicals," EPA Administrator Michael Regan said Friday.
The Environmental Protection Agency moved Friday to designate two “forever chemicals” used in cookware, carpets and firefighting foams as hazardous substances, a step that would clear the way for quicker cleanup of the toxic compounds, which have been linked to cancer and other health problems. Designation as a hazardous substance under the so-called Superfund law…
'Forever chemicals' have been phased out by U.S. manufacturers, but they remain in the environment because they don't degrade over time.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday designated 'forever chemicals' that have been used in cookware, carpets and firefighting foams as hazardous substances, clearing the way for quicker cleanup of the group of toxic compounds known as PFAS.