And I think for those of us who have been focused on this issue, we have been arguing for a long time through multiple administrations that The standard the EPA was using, 70 parts per billion and was just not really based on science, that actually that's too much exposure that will make you sick and you need a lower number to be safe. Michigan went ahead because, as I said, we're real leaders on this issue because of our drinking water concerns. And we went ahead and changed the Michigan standard to seven parts per billion, real different. (15:25–15:38)
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Asserts that the EPA's previous standard of 70 parts per billion for PFAS is not scientifically based and is unsafe.
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