EPA Takes Action to Protect Scientific Integrity

Excerpt:  “EPA career scientists have reviewed content shared in a January 19, 2021 press release, which can be found here, and made an initial determination that the conclusions in the PFBS (Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid, a PFAS compound) Toxicity Assessment posted in that release were compromised by political interference as well as infringement of authorship and the scientific independence of the authors’ conclusions. This constitutes a violation of the agency’s Scientific Integrity Policy and the documents have been removed from the EPA website while the agency completes its review.”