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| Title | Who Pays the Price? The Growing Costs of PFAS Pollution |
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Who Pays the Price? The Growing Costs of PFAS Pollution (Number of pages: 3) (Publication Size: 118KB)
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| Author(s) | Washington State Department of Ecology | ||||
| Description | PFAS are everywhere and the cost of cleanup is prohibitive. Once in the environment, it can cost millions—sometimes billions—to clean up a pound of PFAS pollution. Today, we are forced to accept low levels of these toxic chemicals escaping into the environment because the costs to capture that contamination would be astronomical. Where federal agencies have largely failed to regulate upstream uses of PFAS, states are leading the way by regulating PFAS in consumer products and preventing future contamination. Washington State’s actions have already protected human health and the environment from toxic chemicals in products. Read the full focus sheet to learn more about our work. |
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| Contact | HWTR Publications Coordinator at 360-407-6700 or HWTRpubs@ecy.wa.gov | ||||
| Keywords | PFAS, lead paint, Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, Washington State, exposure, human health, cost analysis, money, drinking water, wastewater, cleanup, wastewater discharge, wastewater treatment, pollution prevention, lead, drinking water wells, Department of Ecology, healthcare, taxpayer | ||||
| WEB PAGE | Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) | ||||
| RELATED PUBLICATIONS | Title:
PFAS Statewide Funding Strategy: Four-Year Plan for Prevention, Reduction, and Mitigation in Washington State |
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