2019

• 12/23/19 - ATSDR’s updated protocol for the multi-site study was published in the Federal Register for a 30 day comment period: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/12/23/2019-27550/agency-forms-undergoing-paperwork-reduction-act-review
• 12/220/19 - ATSDR has updated PFAS guidelines for clinicians https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/pfas/docs/ATSDR_PFAS_ClinicalGuidance_12202019.pdf
• 9/2019 - In September 2019, CDC/ATSDR awarded research funding to seven recipients for the PFAS multi-site health study.  A team including the Pennsylvania Department of Health, RTI International and Temple University was selected to look at exposures in Montgomery and Bucks Counties. This study will expand the science about the relationships between PFAS exposure and certain health outcomes and it will help people better understand their risk for health effects.  CDC/ATSDR is in the process of finalizing the multi-site research protocol that all the research recipients will follow.  Similar to other research studies, the first year includes preparation for recruitment strategies, data collection and management and community involvement while the study recipients are finalizing all necessary approvals.  More information about the multi-site study is available on CDC/ATSDR’s website at https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/pfas/related_activities.html#Multi-Site-Health-Study

2018

• 12/19/18 PFAS Pilot Study Final Community Meeting
• 11/19/18 CDC/ATSDR PFAS UPDATE FALL 2018
• 5/30/18 PEATT pilot project (PFAS Testing) - Community Meeting
• PFAS exposure assessment - grant fact sheet
• 5/30/18 PFAS Community Meeting
• 5/16/18 PFAS Community Meeting
• 5/15/18 Health officials to hold public meeting on PFAS testing
• PFAS exposure assessment information

2017

• 8/18/17 Talking to your doctor about exposure to PFAS

2016

• 7/20/16 Health Expert Panel Discussion - News Release

Additional resources/website Links:

• ATSDR
  • https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/pfas/
  • Minimal Risk Levels (MRLs) - https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/pfas/mrl_pfas.html
  • CDC/ATSDR: http://files.dep.state.pa.us/Water/DrinkingWater/Perfluorinated%20Chemic...

In 2019, CDC/ATSDR started exposure assessments (EAs) in communities near current or former military bases known to have had per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in their drinking water. Individuals who participated in the EAs provided blood and urine samples to CDC/ATSDR for analysis. In May and June 2020, CDC/ATSDR began sharing results from the testing from the first four communities (MA, WV, DE, and WA).  Additional information is still being reviewed, such as age and location, to better understand each community’s exposure. Once the full analysis is complete, CDC/ATSDR will share our findings and recommendations in a report for each community.

Summary information for the initial results from these communities are available at:

• https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/pfas/communities/factsheet/Community-Level-Results-Factsheet.html
• https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/pfas/communities/factsheet/Berkeley-County-Community-Level-Results-Factsheet.html
• https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/pfas/communities/factsheet/New-Castle-County-Community-Level-Results-Factsheet.html
• https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/pfas/communities/factsheet/Spokane-County-Community-Level-Results-Factsheet.html

• EPA
  • https://www.epa.gov/pfas
  • Information on PFOA and PFOS    http://www.epa.gov/oppt/pfoa/pubs/pfoainfo.html
  • Provisional health advisories for PFOS and PFOA    http://water.epa.gov/action/advisories/drinking/upload/2009_01_15_criter...
  • Health Advisories and Drinking Water Standards/Information     http://water.epa.gov/drink/standards/hascience.cfm
• PADOH
  • https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/envirohealth/Pages/PFAS.aspx
  • Cancer Incidence Data Review:  https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/Documents/Environmental%20Health/Addend...
• DEP
  • https://www.dep.pa.gov/Citizens/My-Water/drinking_water/Perfluorinated%20Chemicals%20%E2%80%93PFOA%20and%20PFOS%20%E2%80%93%20in%20Pennsylvania/Pages/default.aspx
• MONTCO (Montgomery County Health Department)
  • Montgomery County Health Department: https://www.montcopa.org/2587/Per--or-polyfluoroalkyl-substances-PFAS 
     
• Mid Atlantic Center for Children’s Health and the Environment (scroll down to the bottom of the page to the PFAS section): https://kidsandenvironment.georgetown.edu/resources 

• DOD
  • https://www.bracpmo.navy.mil/brac_bases/northeast/former_warfare_center_warminster.html,
  • https://www.bracpmo.navy.mil/brac_bases/northeast/reserve_base_willow_grove.html,
  • http://afcec.publicadmin-record.us.af.mil/Search.aspx 

• Navy Website for Willow Grove    http://www.bracpmo.navy.mil/brac_bases/northeast/reserve_base_willow_gro...
• HAGS - click on Air National Guard, then scroll to Horsham AGS   http://afcec.publicadmin-record.us.af.mil/Search.aspx