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[Environmental groups urge GA-EPD to limit forever chemicals 2025-12-17, at least as stringent as 2024 federal limits 2025-12-17 --SELC et al. to GA-EPD]
Environmental groups urge GA-EPD to limit forever chemicals 2025-12-17, at least as stringent as 2024 federal limits 2025-12-17 --SELC et al. to GA-EPD

[Environmental groups urge GA-EPD to limit forever chemicals 2025-12-17, at least as stringent as 2024 federal limits 2025-12-17 --SELC et al. to GA-EPD]
Environmental groups urge GA-EPD to limit forever chemicals 2025-12-17, at least as stringent as 2024 federal limits 2025-12-17 --SELC et al. to GA-EPD

[Environmental groups urge GA-EPD to limit forever chemicals 2025-12-17, at least as stringent as 2024 federal limits 2025-12-17 --SELC et al. to GA-EPD]
Environmental groups urge GA-EPD to limit forever chemicals 2025-12-17, at least as stringent as 2024 federal limits 2025-12-17 --SELC et al. to GA-EPD

[Environmental groups urge GA-EPD to limit forever chemicals 2025-12-17, at least as stringent as 2024 federal limits 2025-12-17 --SELC et al. to GA-EPD]
Environmental groups urge GA-EPD to limit forever chemicals 2025-12-17, at least as stringent as 2024 federal limits 2025-12-17 --SELC et al. to GA-EPD

[Environmental groups urge GA-EPD to limit forever chemicals 2025-12-17, at least as stringent as 2024 federal limits 2025-12-17 --SELC et al. to GA-EPD]
Environmental groups urge GA-EPD to limit forever chemicals 2025-12-17, at least as stringent as 2024 federal limits 2025-12-17 --SELC et al. to GA-EPD

[Environmental groups urge GA-EPD to limit forever chemicals 2025-12-17, at least as stringent as 2024 federal limits 2025-12-17 --SELC et al. to GA-EPD]
Environmental groups urge GA-EPD to limit forever chemicals 2025-12-17, at least as stringent as 2024 federal limits 2025-12-17 --SELC et al. to GA-EPD

[Environmental groups urge GA-EPD to limit forever chemicals 2025-12-17, at least as stringent as 2024 federal limits 2025-12-17 --SELC et al. to GA-EPD]
Environmental groups urge GA-EPD to limit forever chemicals 2025-12-17, at least as stringent as 2024 federal limits 2025-12-17 --SELC et al. to GA-EPD

PFOAletter 2025-12-17 --SELC et al. to GA-EPD

[Re: PFOA & PFOS Drinking Water Rule Updates 2025-12-17 --SELC et al. to GA-EPD]
Re: PFOA & PFOS Drinking Water Rule Updates 2025-12-17 --SELC et al. to GA-EPD
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[These chemicals build up in the human body, and have been shown to cause developmental effects to fetuses and infants, kidney and testicular cancer, liver malfunction, hypothyroidism, high cholesterol, ulcerative colitis, obesity, decreased immune response to vaccines, reduced hormone levels, delayed puberty, and lower birth weight and size. 2025-12-17 --SELC et al. to GA-EPD]
These chemicals build up in the human body, and have been shown to cause developmental effects to fetuses and infants, kidney and testicular cancer, liver malfunction, hypothyroidism, high cholesterol, ulcerative colitis, obesity, decreased immune response to vaccines, reduced hormone levels, delayed puberty, and lower birth weight and size. 2025-12-17 --SELC et al. to GA-EPD
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[While the harms to human health are extreme, PFAS are also detrimental to wildlife and the environment. 2025-12-17 --SELC et al. to GA-EPD]
While the harms to human health are extreme, PFAS are also detrimental to wildlife and the environment. 2025-12-17 --SELC et al. to GA-EPD
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[PFAS are extremely resistant to breaking down in the environment. 2025-12-17 --SELC et al. to GA-EPD]
PFAS are extremely resistant to breaking down in the environment. 2025-12-17 --SELC et al. to GA-EPD
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[II. The proposed drinking water rules would violate federal law and jeopardize Georgia’s continued primary enforcement responsibility. 2025-12-17 --SELC et al. to GA-EPD]
II. The proposed drinking water rules would violate federal law and jeopardize Georgia’s continued primary enforcement responsibility. 2025-12-17 --SELC et al. to GA-EPD
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[III. Proposing a new draft that adopts MCLs for all six PFAS is necessary to protect Georgia residents, especially where PFBS and PFHxS are the prevailing PFAS contaminants. 2025-12-17 --SELC et al. to GA-EPD]
III. Proposing a new draft that adopts MCLs for all six PFAS is necessary to protect Georgia residents, especially where PFBS and PFHxS are the prevailing PFAS contaminants. 2025-12-17 --SELC et al. to GA-EPD
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[Accordingly, we urge EPD to promulgate MCLs for all six of the federally regulated PFAS compounds that are at least as stringent as the April 10, 2024 federal regulations. 2025-12-17 --SELC et al. to GA-EPD]
Accordingly, we urge EPD to promulgate MCLs for all six of the federally regulated PFAS compounds that are at least as stringent as the April 10, 2024 federal regulations. 2025-12-17 --SELC et al. to GA-EPD
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[Tapwater Take Action 3, accessed 2025-12-18 --EWG]
Tapwater Take Action 3, accessed 2025-12-18 --EWG