Regulations for vinyl chloride are still several years off, and could have significant impacts on the market for PVC plastics, which are used in a wide range of products.
The study, “PFAS and their association with the increased risk of cardiovascular disease in postmenopausal women,” is published in Toxicological Sciences.
Since PFAS are not regulated as a hazardous waste under the Resource Conservation Recovery Act (RCRA), these data were submitted voluntarily and likely represents only a small fraction of total PFAS waste.
Many PFAA precursors can be found in consumer products, and some evidence suggests that they can break down into shorter-chain compounds in the environment or in the body.
“The data we’ll receive from this rule will be a game-changer,” said Assistant Administrator for the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention Michal Freedhoff.
The following is a list of the keynote addresses for all three days of the RemTEC and Emerging Contaminants Summit, opening Tuesday Oct. 3 and running until Oct. 5.