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Analysis Chemical Thank You Maryland governor signs bill focused on PFAS discharges in wastewater

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BY WALKER LIVINGSTON, ESQ | MAY 14, 2024 7:29 PM CDT Background: PFAS Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of synthetic organic chemicals used in many different industrial and commercial applications. As discussed above, wastewater testing Method 1633 detects 40 different PFAS.

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Analysis Chemical Thank You PFAS regulation in California (late 2023 edition)

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Although there are several different definitions of what a PFAS is, the class contains thousands of different chemicals. The carbon-fluorine atoms bond is one of the strongest bonds in organic chemistry, meaning that PFAS do not easily break down in the environment.