California Health and Safety Code

§ 108981

HSC § 108981 Effective Jan 1, 2023Div. 104 · Part 3 · Ch. 14

Statute text

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(a)Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, a class of chemicals known as “PFAS,” are highly toxic and highly persistent in the environment.

(b)PFAS are referred to as “forever chemicals” because they are extremely resistant to degradation in the natural environment, including the water, the soil, the air, and our bodies, because of their carbon-fluorine bond, one of the strongest bonds known in nature.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 804, Sec. 1. (AB 2771) Effective January 1, 2023.