Is land application of municipal biosolids a significant source of human PFAS exposure? PRESENTATION ONLY

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Is land application of municipal biosolids a significant source of human PFAS exposure? PRESENTATION ONLY

Ian Pepper, University of Arizona, USA

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Regulated via 40 CFR Part 503 Federal Regs (1993)
Biosolids designated as Class A or Class B
7 million dry metric tons produced annually
Land application accounts for 60% of the biosolids
o 28% Class A
o 29% Class B
o 43% unknown
Major current issue = PFAS

POLY- AND PERFLUORINATED COMPOUNDS (PFAS)
 Formerly called “perfluorinated compounds” (“PFCs”)
 Family of anthropogenic chemicals used for decades to make products resistant to heat, oil stains, grease and water
 Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) most prevalent PFCs in the U.S.
 Regarded by EPA as “emerging contaminants”

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