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Apr 6 • 6 tweets • 2 min read

As part of National Public Health Week, we’re discussing #PFAS – long-lasting chemicals that can lead to harmful health effects, such as developmental delays and increased risk for cancer.

PFAS are widely used, long-lasting chemicals – components of which break down very slowly over time. We know that families across America suffer from PFAS in their water, their air, or the land their kids play on.

Here’s what EPA is doing:

@EPAMichaelRegan

.@EPAMichaelRegan announced a comprehensive national strategy to confront PFAS pollution, advancing bold and concrete actions that address the lifecycle of these toxic forever chemicals.
epa.gov/pfas/pfas-stra…

EPA is leading the national research effort to understand PFAS, developing analytical chemistry methods to detect and quantify PFAS.
epa.gov/chemical-resea…

#NPHW

We’ve launched a national testing strategy that will inform requiring PFAS manufacturers to provide the agency with toxicity data on PFAS chemicals.
epa.gov/assessing-and-…

Limiting your exposure to PFAS can help protect your help. Learn more about steps you can take to reduce your risk:
epa.gov/pfas/meaningfu…

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