This eBook outlines 5 reasons remediation of PFAS contaminated sites is vital to both human health and the global economy. Based on a wide-ranging report from the Nordic Council of Ministers entitled The Cost of Inaction Linked to PFAS Exposure, the report had the dual purposes of estimating the costs to society related to the negative impacts on human health and the environment due to PFAS exposure as well as to highlight the economic case for taking effective and timely action to manage the risks posed by these negative impacts. This eBook provides key takeaways from the report as well as highlighting cost-effective measures that communities can consider to treat PFAS liability and risk.

• The effects of PFAS Emissions from Production Facilities and Impact on Communities
• PFAS Exposure from the Production of Consumer Goods
• Airports and Fire Training Operations’ Contribution to Widespread PFAS Contamination
• Overview of PFAS treated consumer products leading to direct and indirect exposure
• The challenge of disposing PFAS treated materials in Landfills and the direct effects to communities