Various health issues like cancer, birth defects, reduced fertility, and kidney disease are connected to PFAS.
decades ago that the PFAS chemicals they were making and using created serious risks to human and environmental health.
ensure drinking water is safe. But the scale of contamination across the environment is so vast that it is unlikely all the costs can be covered by those companies alone, experts say.that private sector cleanup costs at PFOA and PFOS Superfund sites would cost between $700 million and $800 million in annualized costs, with additional public sector spending needed beyond that.
“Of course, the federal government has set aside some money already for PFAS issues, but it is likely that increasing pressure will be put on elected officials at the federal level to set aside even greater amounts of money for PFAS remediation issues,” said Gardella.Opposition to the EPA effort to designate certain PFAS as hazardous substances runs the gamut, from public water utilities in California to farmers and ranchers across the U.S.
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