What You Should Know About Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) for Environmental Claims

The rapid evolution of legal and regulatory developments related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) has already resulted in some high-dollar legal settlements and is expected to generate numerous environmental claims. Currently, most major PFAS sites are associated with the primary chemic...

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Published inEnvironmental claims journal Vol. 29; no. 4; pp. 290 - 304
Main Authors Dorrance, Lydia R., Kellogg, Seth, Love, Adam H.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Boca Raton Routledge 02.10.2017
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Claims
Consumer products
Detection limits
Discharge
Environmental cleanup
Environmental law
Fire fighting
Foams
Friction reduction
Grease
Hazardous materials
Industrial plants
Manufacturing
Manufacturing industry
Production
Refineries
Sampling
Settlements & damages
Storage
Storage facilities
Wastewater discharges
Wastewater treatment
Wastewater treatment plants
Water treatment
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Summary:The rapid evolution of legal and regulatory developments related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) has already resulted in some high-dollar legal settlements and is expected to generate numerous environmental claims. Currently, most major PFAS sites are associated with the primary chemical production of select PFAS and the application of fire-fighting foams at airfields, refineries, fire training facilities and bulk fuel-storage facilities. In addition, PFAS are also used in the manufacture of consumer products designed to resist heat, stains, grease, water and reduce friction. Manufacturing facilities that produce these products may discharge PFAS to wastewater treatment plants, which are not designed to remove PFAS, and thus become dischargers also. The ultra-low detection limits and regulatory thresholds for PFAS, combined with the manufacturing and use of numerous PFAS-containing products, suggests the number of sites that require PFAS cleanup will increase in the coming years and decades. Therefore, understanding current capabilities and limitations of sampling, remediation, and forensics is critical to assessing PFAS-related environmental claims.
ISSN:1040-6026
1547-657X
DOI:10.1080/10406026.2017.1377015