EPA Posts FAQs Regarding Pesticides Containing A Fluorinated Carbon

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has posted a web page entitled “ Pesticides Containing a Fluorinated Carbon.” EPA states that among other classes of pesticides, it “occasionally receives and evaluates registration applications for products containing one or more fluorinated carbons.” According to EPA, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are defined “in certain contexts” as substances containing two or more fluorinated carbons, and in others as substances containing one or more fluorinated carbons. EPA notes that to date, it has not adopted a particular definition for the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) “because each substance is evaluated on a chemical-specific basis regardless of classification. ”