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PFAS Analytic Tools: Geospatial Information to Inform PFAS Risk Management in the United States
Citation:
Barrette, M., N. Spalt, AND A. Gillespie. PFAS Analytic Tools: Geospatial Information to Inform PFAS Risk Management in the United States. SETAC Europe, Seville, SPAIN, May 05 - 09, 2024.
Impact/Purpose:
This presentation will raise global awareness of a public EPA tool for organizing and analyzing spatial/temporal information regarding PFAS presence throughout the US. This information can be used to inform risk assessment and risk management understanding and decision making by multiple stakeholders.
Description:
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are recognized as an urgent public health and environmental threat across the global community. In response, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) has developed a PFAS Strategic Roadmap documenting commitments to action in three domains: (1) research to increase understanding of PFAS risk and risk management responses; (2) restriction to prevent PFAS from further entering the environment at harmful levels; and (3) and remediation of existing PFAS contamination to protect human health and the environment. A key element needed to implement this strategy is transparent integration of the rapidly growing body of information about the species, presence, transport, fate, and potential exposures of PFAS in the environment. To address this, US EPA has developed the PFAS Analytic Tools, a public web-based geographical information system for integrating data about PFAS reporting, testing, and occurrences in communities across the United States. The PFAS Analytic Tools aggregates state and national PFAS data from 11 different datasets into a single searchable online platform. Users can filter data by PFAS or geographic area, explore application charts and maps, and download data for further exploration in other tools. The system integrates multimedia data from multiple federal and state agencies and is designed to be updated continuously as new data become available. The PFAS Analytic Tools enables risk managers, researchers, and community stakeholders to better understand potential PFAS sources in their communities and to develop effective management, policy, and other actionable responses.
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https://www.setac.org/discover-events/global-meetings/setac-europe-34th-annual-meeting.html