Oct 18, 2021
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Press Release

ACC Statement on EPA’s PFAS Roadmap

Tom Flanagin

Fluorotechnology / Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)

WASHINGTON (October 18, 2021) – The American Chemistry Council (ACC) issued the following statement on the release of EPA’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap:

“We look forward to reviewing EPA’s PFAS Roadmap with our members and working with the Agency on this important issue.

“According to EPA, approximately 600 PFAS substances are manufactured or in use today, each with its own unique properties and uses, from cellphones to solar panels, for which alternatives are not always available.

“The American Chemistry Council supports the strong, science-based regulation of chemicals, including PFAS substances. But all PFAS are not the same, and they should not all be regulated the same way. EPA’s Roadmap reinforces the differences between these chemistries and that they should not all be grouped together.

“We hope and expect any federal actions will be consistent with sound science.”

Background:

PFAS Grouping: An Emerging Scientific Consensus
Benefits and Uses of PFAS
Existing Regulatory Efforts on PFAS

American Chemistry Council

The American Chemistry Council (ACC) represents the leading companies engaged in the multibillion-dollar business of chemistry. ACC members apply the science of chemistry to make innovative products, technologies and services that make people's lives better, healthier and safer. ACC is committed to improved environmental, health, safety and security performance through Responsible Care®; common sense advocacy addressing major public policy issues; and health and environmental research and product testing. ACC members and chemistry companies are among the largest investors in research and development, and are advancing products, processes and technologies to address climate change, enhance air and water quality, and progress toward a more sustainable, circular economy.