PFAS Fact Sheets
This page includes links for the ITRC PFAS fact sheets. The fact sheets are available as PDF files. Several tables of supporting information are published separately so that they can be updated periodically by ITRC. The fact sheet user should visit this page to access the current versions of the files.
The references list and an acronyms list are available on the website.
- Naming Conventions (updated August 2020)
- Regulations (updated August 2020)
- PFAS Water and Soil Values Table Excel file– (updated April 2022)
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- The Water Table includes the available PFAS water values established by the USEPA, each pertinent state, or country (Australia, Canada and Western European countries)
- The Soil Table includes the available PFAS soil values established by the USEPA, each pertinent state, or country (Australia, Canada and Western European countries)
- Basis for PFOA and PFOS Values Tables Excel file (updated March 2020)
- The PFOA Table summarizes the differences in the PFOA values for drinking water in the United States.
- The PFOS Table summarizes the differences in the PFOS values for drinking water in the United States.
- History and Use (updated August 2020)
- Fate and Transport and Physical and Chemical Properties (updated August 2020)
- Physical and Chemical Properties Table 4-1 for select PFAS Excel file (updated October 2021)
- Sampling Precautions and Laboratory Analytical Methods (updated August 2020)
- Site Characterization and Media-Specific Occurrence (updated August 2020)
- Treatment Technologies and Methods (updated August 2020)
- Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (updated August 2020)
- Human and Ecological Health Effects and Risk Assessment (published August 2020)
- Risk Communication (published August 2020)
- Stakeholder Perspectives (published August 2020)
PFAS Fact Sheets en Español
ITRC’s most popular PFAS Fact Sheets are now available in Spanish! Click the links below to view the PDF files.
- Treatment Technologies and Methods (Published April 2022)
- Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (Published April 2022)
- Human and Ecological Health Effects and Risk Assessment (Published April 2022)
- Risk Communication (Published April 2022)
- Stakeholder Perspectives (Published April 2022)
PFAS Explainer Videos
The PFAS Team developed brief explainer videos to accompany the fact sheets. The following links will redirect you to ITRC’s PFAS Explainer Videos on YouTube:
- ITRC PFAS Team Introduction
- PFAS Naming Conventions
- PFAS History and Use
- PFAS Fate and Transport
- PFAS Remediation
- PFAS Lab Analytical Methods
- Aqueous Film Forming Foam
Updated April 2022