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US EPA sets health advisory limits for PFAS from 70 ppt to .02 ppt

For PFOA and PFOS, limit is less than a part per trillion

In an emailed statement, Chemours says the underlying scientific analysis that the EPA relied on to set the advisory level is “fundamentally flawed.” The company says it’s evaluating its next steps, including possible legal action. According to the EPA, exposure to PFOA or PFOS is associated with suppression of the human body’s immune response to vaccines, harm to the cardiovascular system, and interference with the development of fetuses and children. And PFBS and its related potassium sulfonate lowered thyroid hormone levels in laboratory animals and had harmful effects on their reproductive organs, kidneys, and developing fetuses, the agency says.

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