The EPA will allow a wide range of environmental conditions to be tested with a validated method for detecting dozens of PFAS, the agency and the Department of Defense announced Thursday.
The procedure, called Draft Method 1633, can measure concentrations of 40 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in soil, biosolids, sediment, landfill leachate, wastewater, surface water, groundwater, and fish tissue, the Environmental Protection Agency said.
The agency previously could only test for 29 PFAS compounds in drinking water and 24 PFAS in non-drinkable water.
- “This new testing method advances the science and our understanding of PFAS ...
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