Mar 21, 2017 · NH DES Official: Cancer Linked to PFOA/PFOS in Water March 21, 2017 | Environmental Litigation. In a significant departure from statements made by (NH) state health officials, Health Risk Assessment Supervisor for the New Hampshire State Department of Environmental Services (DES) Dennis Pinksi has issued a statement listing health effects, including cancers, he says are associated with ...
Oct 09, 2018 · What are PFOS and PFOA? PFOS (perfluorooctanesulfonic acid) and PFOA (perfluorooctanoic acid) are part of a man-made class of chemicals called perfluourinated compounds (PFCs) used in many industrial and consumer products such as: In 1970, the Air Force began using aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF), which contains PFOS and PFOA.
Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) are stable, persistent, and bioaccumulative synthetic compounds, suspected to act as EDCs and for which the diet is the main route of exposure.
Contamination levels are low enough, no further steps are needed, state environmental officials say.
PFOA and PFOS are unregulated drinking water contaminants addressed in the EPA’s Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR3). In May 2016, the EPA issued a health advisory regarding PFOA and PFOS in drinking water, reducing the health advisory level of these compounds from 400 parts per trillion (PPT) for PFOA and 200 PPT for PFOS to a ...