US environmental agency fast-tracking new PFAS approvals for semiconductors
by Tom Perkins from Environment | The Guardian on (#6T1GK)
Hastened reviews of compounds as industry ramps up could increase pollution from likely toxic chemicals
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is quietly fast-tracking approval of new PFAS forever chemicals" for use by the semiconductor industry at the same time the agency is publicly touting increased scrutiny of new PFAS and other chemicals.
As US semiconductor production ramps up, the hastened reviews could sharply increase pollution containing little-studied PFAS that are likely toxic, accumulative in the environment and contribute to climate change.
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