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Alaska Community Action on Toxics Report Recommendations Prohibit any further use of PFAS in firefighting foam Set health-protective, enforceable drinking water standards Conduct a comprehensive monitoring program Provide

Alaska Community Action on Toxics Report Recommendations • Prohibit any further use of PFAS in firefighting foam • Set health-protective, enforceable drinking water standards • Conduct a comprehensive monitoring program • Provide safe water • Ensure responsible cleanup • Require biomonitoring and medical monitoring • Prevent occupational exposures and assess adverse effects on firefighters and other workers • Prohibit the use of PFAS as food additives or in food packaging • Provide community members a “seat at the table” for decision-making
Three reports by IPEN expert panel on PFAS and alternatives www.ipen.org
PFAS and the Stockholm Convention ▪ PFOS listed in 2009; major loopholes closed in 2019 ▪ PFOA listed in 2019 in Annex A for global elimination, with some time-limited exemptions ▪ PFHxS recommended by the expert committee with no exemptions for listing in September 2019; warning against substitution with short chain PFAS
IPEN — Working for a Toxics-Free Future: A Network of Environmental Health, Justice, and Human Rights — 500 groups from more than 100 countries

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