The Environmental Protection Agency launched an effort to accelerate technologies to limit the harms posed by “forever chemicals,” pollutants found in many commonplace materials that do not break down naturally in the environment.
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the agency’s new PFAS Technology Evaluation, Coordination, Innovation, and Harmonization strategy Monday in Colorado. PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, can be found in consumer products such as clothing, kitchenware, cosmetics, and more. Some research suggests that PFAS exposure can cause cancer or harm victims’ reproductive systems.
Recommended Stories
Print subscriber? Click here to login/register your account
Digital subscriber? Click here to login/register your account.