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U.S. State Resources about PFAS

Alaska

  • Department of Health and Social Services, PFAS Fact Sheet (pdf)
  • Division of Spill Prevention and Response Contaminated Sites, PFAS webpage

California

  • Notice of Intent to List Perfluorooactanic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS)
  • Groundwater Information Sheet: Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) & Related Compounds (pdf)

Colorado

  • Department of Public Health, PFC website

Connecticut

  • Department of Public Health, PFAS Fact Sheet (pdf)
  • Department of Public Health, Drinking Water Action Level (pdf)

Florida

  • Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental Health, Fact Sheet (pdf)

Idaho

  • Department of Environmental Quality, PFAS in Idaho

Maine

  • CDC Maximum Exposure Guidelines (MEGs) for Drinking Water (pdf) (24 pp, 445 K, About PDF)
  • Maine Department of Environmental Protection website 

Massachusetts

  • Department of Public Health PFOS and PFOA in Drinking Water Factsheet

Michigan

  • PFAS Action Response Team – State of Michigan

Minnesota

  • Department of Health (DOH) page on Perfluorochemicals in Minnesota
  • DOH page on the 3M Cottage Grove Facility and Perfluorochemicals
  • Pollution Control Agency page on Perfluorochemicals

New Hampshire

  • New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services: Poly- and Per-fluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS or PFCs) webpage
  • New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services: Areas of Investigation in New Hampshire webpage

New Jersey

  • Department of Environmental Protection, Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) in Drinking Water website

New York

  • Department of Environmental Conservation, PFC website

North Carolina

  • Department of Environmental Quality, home page on GenX investigation
  • Health-Related Resources About GenX, PFOA, and PFOS
  • Per- and Polyflouroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Fact Sheet (pdf)
  • GenX Health Information Fact Sheet (pdf)

Ohio

  • Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Factsheet

Pennsylvania

  • Department of Environmental Protection PFOA and PFOS
  • PFOA and PFOS Fact Sheet (pdf)

Rhode Island

  • Department of Health PFAS Website

Vermont

  • VT Department of Health website on PFOA
  • VT Department of Environmental Conservation PFOA response

Virginia

  • Virginia Department of Health PFAS FAQ

Washington

  • Department of Health PFAS Website
  • Department of Ecology

West Virginia

  • Bureau of Public Health Public Health Guidance Fact Sheet (pdf)

Other Resources

Synthesis Paper on Per- and Polyfluorinated Chemicals (PFCS) (United Nations Environment Programme)

​PFAS Fact Sheets (Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council)

PFAS News Releases

Read the latest news from EPA about PFAS.

PFOA, PFOS and Other PFAS

  • PFAS Explained
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Last updated on July 2, 2024
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