MDEQ IPP

MDEQ Releases Minimum PFAS Analyte List for Industrial Pretreatment Program (IPP) Initiative. Spoiler Alert: Merit Labs analyzes for all of them.

MDEQ Releases Minimum PFAS Analyte List for Industrial Pretreatment Program (IPP) Initiative. Spoiler Alert: Merit Labs analyzes for all of them.

The MDEQ recently released the list of PFAS compounds that should be analyzed as part of the Industrial Pretreatment Program.  The list, considered a minimum list of PFAS compounds, was created by the MDEQ based upon the potential for these analytes to be present in Michigan, the availability of the chemical standards for laboratory testing, and ability of laboratories to perform the testing.

Merit Laboratories performs testing for all of the PFAS compounds listed in the MDEQ IPP PFAS directive.  The list of IPP PFAS compounds includes:

Michigan’s PFAS Industrial Pretreatment Program Initiative on the Fast Track

Michigan’s PFAS Industrial Pretreatment Program Initiative on the Fast Track

The presence of PFAS at sites throughout Michigan have prompted the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) to require Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTP) with an Industrial Pretreatment Program (IPP) to address this emerging contaminant.  In a letter to WWTPs dated February 20, 2018, the MDEQ is requiring several actions be taken to ensure that all IPPs are prohibiting discharges of PFOS and PFOA.  By June 20, 2018, the MDEQ is requiring WWTPs with an IPP to complete the following: