Independent review of TSCA new chemicals programme gets underway
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Elizabeth Duan | October 7, 2021
“An independent evaluation that could usher in changes to the TSCA new chemicals programme is getting underway, the agency has told Chemical Watch. The outside review follows a series of disclosures from agency scientists who have come forward with concerns that the Office of ...
US standards body rejects appeal seeking PFAS-free firefighting gear
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PEER | September 14, 2021
‘“We’re disappointed, but not surprised” by the vote, said Kyla Bennett, science policy director with Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), which is assisting the IAFF with legal and scientific advice. She said the 2006 standard – examining how ...
US firefighters push for end to test that prevents PFAS-free gear
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PEER | August 23, 2021
“A change in the NFPA standard could have reverberations in the US and beyond, according to Kyla Bennett, a scientist and attorney with the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), which has advocated for PFAS-free protective clothing. If the substances are ...
Industry group calls NGO report on PFASs in synthetic turf ‘inaccurate’
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PEER | October 17, 2019
US industry group the Synthetic Turf Council has dismissed as “inaccurate” a recent NGO report claiming to have found per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in samples of the artificial turf used on playing fields. The study, conducted by Public Employees for Environmental ...
