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Hawaii DOH updates PFAS EALs guidance adding HFPO-DA
Hawaii DOH HEER PFAS Environmental Action Levels GuidanceHawaii Department of Health - Hazard Evaluation and Emergency ResponseHawaii
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Feb 21, 2025
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The Hawaii Department of Health Hazard Evaluation and Emergency Response (HEER) issued an update to the Interim Soil and Water Environmental Action Levels (EALs) for PFAS. The February 2025 update adds HFPO-DA (GenX) to the 'Primary Terminal PFASs' category due to its recalcitrance to breakdown in the environment and TOPs processing. An option to input sample data for HFPO-DA has been added to the accompanying 'Total PFAS Risk' calculator.
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Hawaii DOH updates PFAS EALs guidance adding HFPO-DA
STATE OF HAWAIʻI DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH KA ʻOIHANA OLAKINO P. O. BOX 3378 HONOLULU, HI 96801-3378 Date: February 21, 2025 To: Interested Parties Through: Grace Simmons, Program Manager Hazard Evaluation and Emergency Response From: John Jacob, PharmD, PhD State Toxicologist Hazard Evaluation and Emergency Response Subject: Interim Soil and Water Environmental Action Levels (EALs) for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl