Practices to Identify and Mitigate PFAS Impacts on Highway Construction Projects and Maintenance Operations (2024) / Chapter Skim
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5 Summary of Findings
5 Summary of Findings
Pages 40-42
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All the responding state DOTs use private or contract laboratories for PFAS testing, whereas one DOT mentioned also using public or state laboratories. Despite the variability among DOTs in addressing PFAS in highway construction and main tenance, several consistent themes were evident across the survey respondents and case examples.
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indicated their belief that PFAS regulation will likely come -- or has already come -- from the state level in addition to the federal level, although the type and extent of anticipated regulations varied from state to state. The same percentage cited the benefit of communicating with state environmental agencies to be aware of regulatory changes.
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Of the case example participants, two DOTs mentioned that sampling typically requires additional training in PFAS-related protocols for contractors, including how to avoid sample contamination. Testing may be performed by either commercial or state labs, although all survey respondents indicated that they employ commercial labs certified for performing standard EPA methods for PFAS analysis.
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