PFOA Peer Consultation Process FAQs
Why is this peer consultation happening?
Menzie-Cura is conducting a peer consultation pursuant to the October 2004 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and 3M Company and Dyneon LLC (the Companies) for a Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) Site Related Environmental Assessment Program.
The goal of the PFOA Site-Related Environmental Assessment Program is to gather data and other information that will answer the following question:
“Are current PFOA environmental releases and sources of those environmental releases from the Site and the presence of PFOA in environmental media on and around the Site sufficiently understood so that pathways of migration and exposure to PFOA associated with that Site are adequately characterized and assessed on a screening level basis?” (EPA, 2004)
Who is funding the peer consultation?
The peer consultation is being funded by 3M Company and Dyneon LLC.
Who is managing the peer consultation?
Menzie-Cura is serving as an independent third party contractor to manage the peer consultation process and ensure an unbiased review of the Companies’ Assessments and recommended data needs.
What is the purpose of the peer consultation?
The purpose of the peer consultation process is to provide a forum for scientists and relevant experts from various stakeholder groups to exchange views on three Assessment documents prepared by 3M Company and Dyneon LLC as part of a PFOA Site-Related Environmental Assessment Program and to provide these views to a third party contractor.
What is PFOA?
PFOA stands for perfluorooctanoic acid. It is a synthetic chemical used to make fluoropolymers that has been found to be persistent in the environment. For the latest information from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on PFOA, go to: http://www.epa.gov/oppt/pfoa/
Who is Menzie-Cura?
Menzie-Cura is a small environmental consulting company with expertise in human and ecological risk assessment, including human exposure assessment. Menzie-Cura employees will manage and facilitate the peer consultation process.