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In this week’s episode of our WQA Radio podcast, we’re going to focus on new research on PFAS from the Water Quality Research Foundation, WQRF. Dr. Madjid Mohseni from the University of British Columbia joins us to talk about his research into whether a PFAS surrogate can be identified to gauge the effectiveness of water…
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WQA’s Technical Affairs team — Director Eric Yeggy and Manager Bryanna Poczatek — join host Wes Bleed to explain how to utilize the new resources. The new PFAS Portal offers tools and resources to help pros better understand and explain PFAS, including a downloadable dealers guide, a leave-behind for customers, and a guide for how…
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PFAS stands for Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. They’re known as “forever chemicals” because they resist degradation, and so they can accumulate in the environment – and in your body – over time. They have been widely used since the 1940s, most commonly in non-stick cookware and food packaging, stain and water repellants, and firefighting foams.…
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This consumer-oriented document offers answers to common questions about per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly known as PFAS. What are they? Why should you be concerned? How do you know if they’re in your water, and what do you do if they are?
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This week’s WQA Radio podcasts features a portion of a recent WQA/WQRF webinar, “PFAS and Forecasting the Regulatory Landscape,” in which WQA Government Affairs Director Jeremy Pollack summarizes the comments WQA submitted to the federal Environmental Protection Agency on its first National Primary Drinking Water Regulation for six PFAS chemicals. Those comments highlight the capabilities…
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“PFAS and Forecasting the Regulatory Landscape” is the third webinar in a series focusing on PFAS impacts on drinking water. The webinar starts with a summary of the 2023 PFAS Symposium, then WQA’s Government Affairs team recaps comments submitted to the EPA on proposed PFAS regulation. Epidemiologist Linda Dell of Ramboll, a global environmental consultancy…
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In this week’s episode of WQA Radio, we feature a segment from one of our main education sessions at the 2023 WQA Convention & Exposition in Las Vegas. It was called More than a Sale: Ethics and PFAS. The discussion was moderated by Candice Wentling, Director of Certified Action, and featured Greg Reyneke with Crusader…
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a large family of man-made chemicals that contain carbon, fluorine, and other elements. The two most widely studied PFAS chemicals are perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS); these chemicals were voluntarily phased out of production in the United States by 2015. However, as many as 3,000 other PFAS…
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a large family of man-made chemicals that contain carbon, fluorine, and other elements. These chemicals have been in use since the 1940s and are found in a variety of products including firefighting foams, household products such as non-stick cookware, food packaging, and stain and water repellants.
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The Water Quality Association’s Laboratory is now accepting requests for reduction testing of PFOA, PFOS and other PFAS compounds with detection limits down to 1 ppt (parts per trillion).