Adding PFAS Sources to Canada’s National Pollutant Release Inventory

Adding PFAS Sources to Canada’s National Pollutant Release Inventory Adding PFAS Sources to Canada’s National Pollutant Release Inventory Beverley Thorpe Presentation to NPRI PFAS SUB-GROUP MEETING December 14, 2023 Brussels, 14.10.2020 EUROPEAN COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT SWD(2020) 249 final Poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) What are PFAS: properties, uses, concerns and sources of. [...] • PFAS can be released to the environment from industrial and municipal waste-water treatment plants, landfills, recycling and incineration plants and from re-use of contaminated sewage sludge.” 2 Washington State’s PFAS Chemical Action Plan:- Identifying the types of industries that use or process PFAS in the state Similar to the situation in Canada, WA state does not produce PFAS but some second. [...] Researchers point out that only 39 unique facilities reported PFAS emissions to the US TRI in 2020 • “likely a huge underestimation, and that facility type is a better predictor of PFAS discharges.” • Output: Researchers compiled a list of industry sectors that are presumed to use or release PFAS based on See Memo from Beverley Thorpe contamination site data along with the sent to NPRI PFAS Sub-gr. [...] Facilities known to use and release PFAS – such as oil and gas fracking sites and conventional oil drilling - should not be exempt from NPRI reporting nor protected by confidential business information – considering the impact of PFAS contamination to people and the environment 4. [...] 10 Slide 1: Adding PFAS Sources to Canada’s National Pollutant Release Inventory Slide 2 Slide 3: Washington State’s PFAS Chemical Action Plan:- Identifying the types of industries that use or process PFAS in the state   Slide 4: Researching PFAS use and release by US NAICS codes Slide 5 Slide 6 Slide 7: Comparison of NPRI NAICS list to US NAICS identified in US study Slide 8: Comparison of NPRI N.