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EPA Releases Updated Interim Guidance on Destroying and Disposing of Certain
PFAS and PFAS-Containing Materials
WASHINGTON – Today, April 9, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
released an updated “Interim Guidance on the Destruction and Disposal of
Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Materials Containing
Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances.” The updated guidance
reflects the latest, best available science to provide information that
managers of PFAS wastes can use to evaluate the most appropriate destruction,
disposal, or storage method among those currently available. The guidance also
recommends that decision-makers prioritize the use of technologies with the
lowest potential for environmental release, to better protect people and
communities from PFAS exposures.
The guidance contains a new technology evaluation framework that enables
technology developers to assess emerging innovative destruction and disposal
methods. The guidance also underscores the need to generate and publicly
release data to validate whether existing and new technologies may be suitable
for larger-scale use. It describes new EPA test methods and improved screening
tools to identify and prioritize safeguards for communities located near
destruction and disposal facilities and overburdened by pollution. The updated
guidance can help government officials and private industry make informed
decisions on PFAS destruction and disposal technologies, and aid in the
implementation of forthcoming rules to protect public health from exposure to
PFAS.
“This guidance is another important step in the agency’s efforts to
protect communities from PFAS pollution,” said Cliff Villa, Deputy Assistant
Administrator for EPA’s Office of Land and Emergency Management. “It is a
testament to the Biden-Harris Administration’s unwavering commitment to
advance scientific understanding on methods to remediate, dispose of, and
destroy PFAS contamination.”  
The updated interim guidance retains the 2020 guidance’s focus on three
existing technologies: underground injection, landfills, and thermal treatment
under certain conditions. It also incorporates public comments on EPA’s 2020
interim guidance, integrates years of government and private sector work
developing and accessing technologies, and highlights innovation and emerging
technologies that warrant further evaluation. The new document identifies key
data gaps and uncertainties that ongoing research is working to address to
achieve efficient destruction of PFAS and minimization of environmental PFAS
release. The document calls for actively undertaking more of this important
work, including EPA collaborations with the private sector, to inform
data-driven decision making that protects public health and the environment.
This interim guidance is part of the EPA’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap, which
describes the agency’s commitment to the American people to confront PFAS
contamination head on — by following the science, leveraging all available
tools and authorities, holding polluters accountable, and investing historic
resources to protect communities. For more info about EPA’s work to address
PFAS and to access PFAS informational tools, visit EPA’s Per- and
Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) website.
EPA will accept comments on the interim guidance for 180 days following
publication in the Federal Register to help inform a future update to this
guidance. Comments can be submitted to the public docket at Regulations.gov,
Docket ID: EPA-HQ-OLEM-2020-0527.
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