You are here:
US EPA PFAS Research and Development
Citation:
Speth, T. US EPA PFAS Research and Development. Community Engagement, Fayetteville, NC, August 14, 2018.
Impact/Purpose:
Problem: State, tribes and communities sometimes lack full capabilities for managing PFAS risk Action: Make EPA technical staff available to consult on PFAS issues Utilize applied research at impacted sites to develop new research solutions while also providing technical support to site managers Summarize reoccurring or common support requests to share lessons learned from technical support activities Results: Many examples of past and ongoing technical assistance Cape Fear River, NC – Significant reductions in PFAS in source and finished drinking water Manchester, NH – Collaboration on air and water sampling Newport, RI – Review and support to DOD PFAS sampling at Naval Station Newport Impact: Enable states, tribes and communities to ‘take action on PFAS’
Description:
Problem: Lack of standardized/validated analytical methods for measuring PFAS Action: Develop and validate analytical methods for detecting, quantifying PFAS in water, air, and solids Results: Testing current drinking water method for 6 additional PFAS (20 total, including GenX) Developing and testing method for 20 PFAS in surface water, ground water, and solids Initial development of method for air emission sampling and analysis Continued development of non-targeted methods to discover unknown PFAS Impact: Stakeholders will have reliable analytical methods to test for known and new PFAS in water, solids, and air