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Hawaii DOH issues January 2026 PFAS EALs guidance update
PFAS HawaiiHawaii Department of Health, Hazard Evaluation and Emergency Response OfficeHawaii
Announced
Jan 1, 2026
Description
The Hawaii Department of Health issued an updated interim guidance document for PFAS Environmental Action Levels (EALs) in January 2026. This guidance provides screening criteria for assessing PFAS contamination in soil and water at environmental sites. The document includes specific action levels for over 24 PFAS compounds and is used to quickly identify low-risk sites and determine when additional investigation or remediation is warranted. This supersedes previous versions of the PFAS EALs guidance.
Key Findings
Hawaii DOH issues January 2026 PFAS EALs guidance update
Response Office Interim Soil and Water Environmental Action Levels (EALs) for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) January 2026 https://health.hawaii.gov/heer/ (808)586-4249 Hawai´i Department of Health PFASs Environmental Action Levels the case for the HIDOH guidance in general, recommendations in this document are primarily intended to help quickly screen out low-risk sites that meet cumulative ris