Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Drinking Water
WEBAug 13, 2024 · PFAS may enter a person’s body when they drink water or eat food that has been contaminated with PFAS. Unborn babies may be exposed to PFAS if their mother ingests PFAS while she is pregnant, and babies may be exposed through breastmilk.
Forever chemicals a perpetual threat to Virginia drinking water
WEBMar 24, 2023 · The environmental study found that the PFAS levels in the town’s drinking water greatly exceeded the Environmental Protection Agency’s nonbinding regulations for lifetime exposure. Military and town officials faced a costly dilemma: how to purify and provide clean, safe water to the community.
Interactive Map: PFAS Contamination Crisis: New Data Show …
WEBWater systems have until 2029 to comply with new, stringent levels of PFAS allowed in drinking water. The EPA has added 196 PFAS to the Toxics Release Inventory, or TRI, in response to a congressional mandate.
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) | Virginia DEQ
WEBMay 8, 2024 · Since 2021, DEQ has been monitoring PFAS in streams, rivers, and reservoirs across the Commonwealth to understand the prevalence of these substances and to identify potential locations where PFAS concentrations are elevated relative to baseline concentrations. DEQ maintains a dashboard that presents the results of these PFAS samples.
Interactive Map: Virginia and West Virginia PFAS Sampling …
WEBDec 15, 2022 · PFAS Investigations Across Virginia and West Virginia. This interactive map shares locations where per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been sampled by the Virginia and West Virginia Water Science Center in collaboration with partner agencies.
WEBPFAS and PFAS found in drinking water or drinking water sources. The PFAS sample study and the sampling performed provide additional data regarding the occurrence of PFAS at waterworks in Virginia.
Fairfax Water’s Statement on EPA’s Final PFAS Standards for Drinking Water
WEBFairfax, Virginia – April 10, 2024 – Today, the EPA announced final national primary drinking water standards for six types of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), including Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) for perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), perfluorohexane-sulfonic acid (PFHxS), hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA or …
Virginia completes initial PFAS sampling, but study is limited
WEBJan 4, 2022 · Limited sampling of Virginia’s public drinking water has revealed the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), according to a new report by the Virginia Department of Health. The study tested samples from 45 waterworks for 25 different types of PFAS, and PFAS were found in 15 of 63 samples.
RD877 (Published 2021) - Study of the Occurrence of Per- and ... - Virginia
WEBThis report contains the Virginia PFAS Workgroup’s (PFAS Workgroup) findings and recommendations related to the occurrence of PFAS in the Commonwealth’s public drinking water.
PFAS Investigations at the Virginia and West Virginia Water …
WEBDec 15, 2022 · The Virginia and West Virginia Water Science Center works with local and regional partners to determine the drivers and distribution of PFAS contamination in groundwater, surface water, and drinking water supplies across Virginia and West Virginia.