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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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The latest webinar in a series focusing on PFAS impacts on drinking water features Linda Dell, an epidemiologist with Ramboll, a global environmental consultancy firm. The webinar will start with a summary of the 2023 PFAS Symposium, then WQA’s Government Affairs team will recap comments submitted to the EPA on proposed PFAS regulation. Dell will…
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What Are PFAS? Per – and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of synthetic chemicals in a wide range of consumer and industrial products. Known as “forever chemicals,” PFAS are highly persistent in the environment and human body, raising concerns about potential health risks. EPA Finalizes National PFAS Drinking Water Standards On April 10, 2024,…
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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).
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This webinar, “What You Wish You Could Know About PFAS,” looks at what the water industry knows about making drinking water safer. The panel discussion featured experts from the water filtration industry, representing a variety of technologies that have been established as effective in the removal of the PFOA/PFAS family of chemicals: Jonathan Burkhardt, PhD…
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The Water Quality Resource Foundation set off a year studying the PFAS family of chemicals with this webinar, “What You Wish You Could UnKnow About PFAS.”
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This report was compiled by the Water Quality Association (WQA). For more information, contact the Government Affairs Department at govaffairs@wqa.org. You can learn more about the Association at WQA.org or call 630-505-0609. Please refer to the regulation text for additional information, as regulations do change.
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The latest episode of the WQA Podcast features Part 2 of WQA’s Government Affairs Report. WQA Government Affairs Manager Paige O’Malley joins host Wes Bleed to discuss state-level legislative trends impacting the water treatment industry.
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The WQA Podcast features Caroline Kenney, WQA’s Government Affairs Manager, and Ted Mondloch of Current Strategies with a timely discussion on federal policy developments impacting the water treatment industry. As part one of WQA’s Government Affairs Annual Report series, the conversation focuses on key legislative and regulatory activity shaping the year ahead.