group of synthetic chemicals, are "extremely persistent in the
environment and resistant to typical environmental degradation
processes," according to the United States Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA); and
WHEREAS, The EPA has further stated: "The toxicity, mobility
and bioaccumulation potential of PFOS and PFOA pose potential
adverse effects for the environment and human health"; and
WHEREAS, A growing body of science demonstrates that PFOA and
PFOS are associated with a range of health effects, including
certain types of cancer; and
WHEREAS, The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
(ATSDR), a public health agency within the United States
Department of Health and Human Services, has released a report
recommending different minimal risk levels for PFOA and PFOS in
drinking water as compared to EPA health advisory levels; and
WHEREAS, These recommendations and increasing information on
PFOA and PFOS have generated significant public concern; and
WHEREAS, The EPA and the Pennsylvania Environmental Quality
Board are considering setting a maximum contaminant level (MCL)
for one or both of the chemicals in accordance with the Safe
Drinking Water Act and the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act;
and
WHEREAS, An MCL is the maximum permissible level of a
contaminant in water delivered to users of a public water
system; and
WHEREAS, MCLs would provide enforceable standards for PFOA
and PFOS in public water systems as opposed to the current EPA
and ATSDR recommended levels; and
WHEREAS, MCLs would provide guidance to persons whose private
water supplies have been impacted; and
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