Global PFAS Guidance Fuels Debate as EPA Tap Water Limits Loom

The World Health Organization’s views on the risks of PFAS are fanning disputes about a draft EPA rule the White House is reviewing to set enforceable limits on two “forever chemicals” in drinking water.

The global health agency’s chemicals guidance seldom features in US policy debates, attorneys said. But they expect to bring this document to the White House’s attention as it reviews the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed National Primary Drinking Water Regulation rule (RIN: 2040-AG18) for both chemicals.

WHO’s draft guidance would allow vastly more perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) in drinking ...