Under the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that 160 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been added to the Toxics Release Inventory, the federal government’s system for industrial facilities to report hazardous emissions to air, land, and water.
Among these added chemicals are those that met two criteria: they were subject to a significant new use rule at either 40 CFR 721.9582 or 721.10536 on or before December 20, 2019; and they were identified as active in commerce on the Toxic Substances Control Act Inventory that was published in February 2019. Chemicals meeting only one of the two criteria were not added to the TRI list.
TRI reports for 2020 are due in July 2021.
Click here to see the list of chemicals added to the TRI.