New Mexico
NC, New Mexico and New Jersey ask for four PFAS chemicals to be designated hazardous air pollutants
RALEIGH, N.C. (WECT) – North Carolina, New Mexico and New Jersey’s environmental departments are asking the Environmental Protection Agency to designate four PFAS chemicals as Hazardous Air Pollutants under the Clean Air Act.
The chemicals that the states under Section 112 of the act include:
- PFOA (perflurooctanoic acid)
- PFOS (perfluorooctane sulfonic acid)
- PFNA (perfluorononanoic acid)
- GenX (HFPO dimer acid)
“The EPA has been proactive in addressing PFAS and supporting efforts to address PFAS contamination in our states,” said North Carolina DEQ Secretary Elizabeth S. Biser. “Adding these forever chemicals to the list of regulated pollutants addresses a gap in our regulatory authority and makes it possible to tackle a critical part of the PFAS life cycle: air emissions.”
You can find the full petition online here.
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