Professionals Wrestle Over Uses of PFAS During Senate Hearing
Professionals tussled over the requirement for more powerful policy of so-called "permanently chemicals," with some Republicans and one industry-backed witness raising issues about unexpected repercussions of a blanket restriction, throughout a subcommittee hearing on Thursday.
There are apparently over 14,000 type of per- and polyfluoroalkyl compounds (PFAS), the chemicals discovered in whatever from nonstick fry pans and water resistant mascara, to semiconductors.
"It's difficult to prevent PFAS," stated Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), chair of the Subcommittee on Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice and Regulatory Oversight, keeping in mind that their toughness and resistance to ecological processing make them "an ecological catastrophe."
Merkley highlighted the link in ...
