EWG submits comments to New Jersey’s Department of Environmental Protection in support of the state’s proposal to lower the Maximum Contaminant Level for PFOS in drinking water. EWG also urges the state to utilize additional epidemiological evidence in order develop stronger regulatory limits for other perfluorinated chemicals in water.
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