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Document ID ca-rmappsef-2025-03 Title Risk management approach for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), excluding fluoropolymers URL https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/evaluating-existing-substances/risk-management-approach-per-polyfluoroalkyl-substances.html Jurisdiction /ca Subdomain(s) Drinking water, Wastewater, Industrial water treatment, Regulatory compliance Language en Status completed Analyzed at 2026-03-19 17:19:27.662485+00:00 Relevance Proposed phased prohibition of PFAS, impacting source water protection.
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Req ID Category Name Context Confidence
#D001CEPACanadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999high
#D002PFOSperfluorooctane sulfonatehigh
#D003PFOAperfluorooctanoic acidhigh
#D004LC-PFCAslong-chain perfluorocarboxylic acidshigh
#D005class of PFASfluorinated substances that contain at least one fully fluorinated methyl or methylene carbon atom (without any H/Cl/Br/I atom attached to it), that is, with a few noted exceptions, any chemical with at least a perfluorinated methyl group (–CF3) or a perfluorinated methylene group (–CF2–) is a PFAShigh
#D006SCFPsside-chain fluorinated polymershigh
#D007PFPEsperfluoropolyethershigh
#D008fluoropolymerspolymers made by polymerization or copolymerization of olefinic monomers (at least 1 of which contains fluorine bonded to 1 or both of the olefinic carbon atoms), to form a carbon-only polymer backbone with fluorine atoms directly bonded to ithigh
#D009Proposed environmental and human health objectivesquantitative or qualitative goals to address environmental and human health concerns.medium
#D010Proposed risk management objectivesquantitative or qualitative targets to be achieved by the implementation of risk management regulations, instruments and/or tools for a given substance or substances.medium
#D011CHMSCanadian Health Measures Surveyhigh
#D012NPRINational Pollutant Release Inventoryhigh
#D013TDSTotal Diet Studyhigh
#D014FCSIFederal Contaminated Sites Inventoryhigh
#D015AFFFaqueous film-forming foamshigh
#D016AR-AFFFalcohol-resistant AFFFhigh
#D017FFFPfilm-forming fluoroprotein foamhigh
#D018HFEshydrofluoroethershigh
#D019HFCshydrofluorocarbonshigh
#D020HFOshydrofluoroolefinshigh
#D021HCFOshydrochlorofluoroolefinshigh
#D022HCFCshydrochlorofluorocarbonshigh
#D023ODSozone-depleting substanceshigh
#D024CFCschlorofluorocarbonshigh
#D025ODSHAROzone-depleting Substances and Halocarbon Alternatives Regulationshigh
#D026F3fluorine-free firefighting foamshigh
#D027CFIACanadian Food Inspection Agencyhigh
#D028CCMECanadian Council of Ministers of the Environmenthigh
#D029PFBSperfluorobutane sulfonic acidhigh
#D030RBCARisk-Based Corrective Actionhigh
#D031US EPAUS Environmental Protection Agencyhigh
#D032PFNAperfluorononanoic acidhigh
#D033PFHxSperfluorohexanesulfonic acidhigh
#D034HFPO-DAhexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acidhigh
#D035FCNsfood contact notificationshigh
#D036EUEuropean Unionhigh
#D037CMPChemicals Management Planhigh
#D038MinistersMinister of the Environment and the Minister of Healthhigh
#D039Performance measurementevaluates the ongoing effectiveness and relevance of the actions taken to manage risks from toxic substanceshigh
#D040C8 AFFFLegacy fluorotelomer AFFF which contain a very significant proportion of long-chain PFAS compounds of carbon chain length of 8 or longer (that is, PFOA and LC-PFCAs, their salts and precursors)high
#D041C6 AFFFModern fluorotelomer AFFF which mainly contain PFAS compounds of carbon chain length of 6 or shorter with no intentionally added or significant impurities of long-chain PFAS compoundshigh
#D042clean agentsfire-suppressing agents for extinguishing fires in high-risk situationshigh
#D043FISInternational Ski Federationhigh
#D044TRVsHuman Health Toxicity Reference Valueshigh
#D045PFASPer- and polyfluoroalkyl substanceshigh
#D046ECCCEnvironment and Climate Change Canadahigh
#D047HCHealth Canadahigh
#D048Class B firesfires involving flammable and combustible liquids, including petroleum greases, tars, oils and gasoline, solvents, and alcoholshigh
#D049US FDAUnited States Food and Drug Administrationhigh
#D050Ministerial Conditiona control measure imposed on a new substance to minimize a suspected risk to human health or the environment, in response to a suspicion that the substance may meet the toxicity criteria set out in section 64 of CEPAhigh
#D051biosolidssolids from municipal sewage treatment plantshigh
#D052fluorinated ski waxeshigh-end waxes that were developed in the 1980’s and marketed primarily to ski racershigh
#D053PDFPortable Document Formathigh
#D054KBKilobytehigh