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In a testing report from February 8, the Ohio EPA showed WKBN-TV that vinyl chloride, benzene, some chlorinated organic compounds, and other VOCs were not detected in the water. [49] As of January 2024, Norfolk Southern has committed $4.3 million to provide enhanced filtration to East Palestine's drinking water. [50]
The Environmental Protection Agency is setting the first-ever limits for some forever chemicals in drinking water, EPA Administrator Michael Regan announced Wednesday morning in Fayetteville ...
Previously, the EPA set a limit of 70 ppt for PFAS in drinking water. Compounds will be limited to concentrations of less than 4 ppt in drinking water under the new standard.
Maximum contaminant levels ( MCLs) are standards that are set by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for drinking water quality. [1] [2] An MCL is the legal threshold limit on the amount of a substance that is allowed in public water systems under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). The limit is usually expressed as a ...
The United States Environmental Protection Agency has set Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) for bromate, chlorite, haloacetic acids and total trihalomethanes (TTHMs). In Europe, the level of TTHMs has been set at 100 micrograms per litre, and the level for bromate to 10 micrograms per litre, under the Drinking Water Directive. [18]
The new EPA rules set a maximum contaminant level for PFOA and PFOS of 4 parts per trillion. Four other chemicals are also subject to limits. Water utilities have up to five years to comply with ...
In April, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency set the first nationwide, legally enforceable regulations on PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, in drinking water. Dubbed "forever ...
The Safe Drinking Water Act ( SDWA) is the principal federal law in the United States intended to ensure safe drinking water for the public. [ 3] Pursuant to the act, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is required to set standards for drinking water quality and oversee all states, localities, and water suppliers that implement the standards.