WARRENTON, Va.,
June 21,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Earlier this month, the American
Chemistry Council (ACC) and the National Association of
Manufacturers (NAM) filed petitions to block the United States
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s attempts to protect
Americans from drinking water with dangerous per- and
polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
Originally introduced to the US market in the late
1940s, PFAS chemicals have now infiltrated everyday items such
as bandages, cosmetics, and clothing. The science is clear that
PFAS chemicals cause kidney and testicular cancers, reduced vaccine
efficacy, and other concerning health effects. EPA's maximum
contaminant levels (MCLs) were set to go into effect on
June 24, 2024.
Scientist and former New Hampshire State House Representative
Mindi Messmer spearheaded
efforts starting in 2016 to safeguard drinking water from PFAS
chemicals, remarked: "Sadly, this development is
predictable. Chemical companies, which profit billions annually
from PFAS chemicals, refuse to accept responsibility for the
decades of poisoning they've inflicted on communities across the US
and the globe. Meanwhile, industry actively concealed safety data
from regulators, the scientific community, and the public,
prolonging the risk of harm."
Bill Couzens, Founder of Less Cancer, emphasized, "We know
that an important part of preventing cancer is preventing exposure
to dangerous chemicals like PFAS. Every American, no matter where
they live, should be able to turn on their kitchen tap and not have
to worry whether their water is safe."
Less Cancer has supported and collaborated the many efforts in
addressing the PFAS issue. The subject was early content and
continues to be for the National Cancer Prevention Workshop,
produced and founded by Less Cancer, National Cancer Prevention Day
as well as the United States Congressional Bipartisan, Cancer
Prevention Caucus.
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