‘Perfluoroalkylated substances (PFAS) are synthetic chemicals, the most common being perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). PFAS are used in a wide variety of industrial and consumer products such as adhesives, cosmetics, cleaning products, and in specialized chemical applications, such as fire-fighting foams. PFAS are also used in water-, stain-, and oil-repellent coatings for fabrics and paper. (Health Canada, 2019)’
Canadian Drinking Water Objective
Fact Sheets
- Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AFFF)
- Basic Information on PFAS
- Drinking Water Health Advisories for PFAS: Fact Sheet for Communities
- Environmental Fate and Transport for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances
- History and Use of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)
- Naming Conventions and Physical and Chemical Properties of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances
- Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Canadians
- Perfluoroalkylated Substances (PFAS): North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit
- PFAS Fact Sheets and Excel files for download
- PFAS in Water Systems: A Canadian Perspective
- PFAS/PFOS in Drinking Water: Per- and Polyfluoroalkylated Substances
- Questions and Answers: Drinking Water Health Advisories for PFOA, PFOS, GenX Chemicals and PFBS
- Technical Fact Sheet: Drinking Water Health Advisories for Four PFAS (PFOA, PFOS, GenX chemicals, and PFBS)
- Technologies for Reducing PFAS in Drinking Water fact sheet
- Water Talk – Perfluoroalkylated substances in drinking water
Guides
- Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality: Guideline Technical Document – Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA)
- Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality: Guideline Technical Document – Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS)
- Our Current Understanding of the Human Health and Environmental Risks of PFAS
- Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) in Drinking Water
- Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS) in Drinking Water
- Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid (PFOS) Drinking Water Health Advisory
- Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) Drinking Water Health Advisory
- PFAS Explained: Meaningful and Achievable Steps You Can Take to Reduce Your Risk
- PFAS Innovative Treatment Team – Research Briefs
- PFAS – Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Guidance Document
- PFAS Strategic Roadmap: EPA’s Commitments to Action 2021-2024
- Research on Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)
- Talking to Customers and Communities About PFAS
- Technologies for Reducing PFAS in Drinking Water
Tools
- Drinking Water Treatability Database:
- PFAS Analytic Tools
- PFAS Data and Tools
- PFAS Thermal Treatment Database
- CompTox Chemicals Dashboard
- ChemView
PFAS Training Module Videos
- PFAS Introduction
- PFAS Naming Conventions and Physical and Chemical Properties
- PFAS Physical & Chemical Properties
- PFAS Production, Uses, Sources and Site Characterization
- PFAS Sampling and Analysis
- PFAS Treatment Technologies
- PFAS Risk Communication
- PFAS Aqueous Film-Forming Foam
- PFAS Human and Ecological Effects
- PFAS Fate and Transport
- PFAS Risk Assessment and Regulations
Press Releases
Sampling & Analysis
- Determination of Selected Perfluorinated Alkyl Acids in Drinking Water by Solid Phase Extraction and Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS/MS)
- EPA PFAS Drinking Water Laboratory Methods
- Clean Water Act Analytical Methods for Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances (PFAS)
- PFAS Analytical Methods Development and Sampling Research
Source Protection
- Aqueous film-forming foam and the Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations
- Canadian Environmental Protection Act: virtual elimination
- Ecological screening assessment report on perfluorooctane sulfonate, salts and precursors
- Perfluoroalkyl substances: Lake Simcoe Conservation Authority
- Perfluorooctane sulfonate in fish and water
- Persistent organic pollutants: Stockholm Convention
- Risk management strategy for perfluorooctane sulfonate and its salts and precursors
- The new POPs under the Stockholm Convention
- Understanding PFAS in the Environment
Webinars
- EPA and NEHA Webinar: PFAS Research
- Methods and Guidance for Sampling and Analyzing for PFAS in Environmental Media Webinar
- New Drinking Water Health Advisories for PFAS Chemicals
- Per- and polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Small Systems Webinar
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