After almost a year of studying how 'forever chemicals' touch nearly all aspects of life in Massachusetts, the PFAS Interagency Task Force released its final report with recommendations for regulating them:
After almost a year of studying how"forever chemicals" touch nearly all aspects of life in Massachusetts, the PFAS Interagency Task Force released its final report Wednesday with recommendations that the state regulate PFAS chemicals as a class, restrict the sale of consumer products with intentionally-added PFAS and work to raise public awareness of the ubiquity of the problem.
Cyr and House Speaker Pro Tempore Kate Hogan, who co-chaired the task force, said they hope to be able to make some of the report's suggestions a reality by tacking them onto other bills before the 2021-2022 session ends but also suggested their eyes are on a larger PFAS package next year. "The price tag here overall is substantial, it's very substantial," Cyr said."Bolstering resources within the Department of Environmental Protection and the Department of Public Health will be an important first step. In addition to state action and resources, we are hoping to receive some substantial support from the feds as well on this.
"This language differentiates between PFAS that manufacturers know they're using and PFAS that they do not know they're using, basically. Manufacturers may not know they're using PFAS because suppliers consider their formulas confidential business and do not share," Hogan said."In the future, we may evaluate regulating unintentionally-added PFAS."
A whole section of the task force report revolves around fire departments and firefighters, who are exposed to PFAS on every shift via their turnout gear and who often come in contact with PFAS in fire-fighting foams.
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