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\f vasr ntrA AUEnpnvoitinerdeoynSmtaetnetsal Protection flRl%-COOO A<C1no7dm03Pm}uubnhiecaAtilofsnirs*, SdaeaSem, Environm ental News FOR RELEASE: TUESDAY, MAY 16,2000 Following negotiations between EPA and 3M, the company today announced that it will voluntarily phase out and End substitutes for pcrfluorooctanyl sulfonate (PFOS) chemistry used to produce a range of products, ipppnolecartlnesuinssdtttiieonanlgpltyhsinaopsmotehseeeooueaftnrtvaihnsirekdoirntdomSeheveouentmltco*hpahgnsaauhvrbedesaaltliitntshuetrtsaoe.nsnd3gbMtytheeyndeedaanetravn'scisryueopnntopdmlafieeocndcrtuttohomveEueplrPartAothedeiiunnlcodthniicouganmtteeoardnfmttahh.neaEditrPtahiAnneivsmsoeulacvplheptediosmrsptuisrcoeatdshluseacnactdrose.mcvopeuarlyndy's eliminat"eTdo,daanyd'sppuhbaliscehoeuatlathnnaonudntcheemeennvtirboyn3mMenwt willilelnbseurperothteacttfeudt,u"rseaeidxpEoPsAureAtdomthineissetrcahtoemr CicaarloslwMil,lBbreowner. "thEePeAnvwiriollnwmoernkt.w3itMh tdheesceorvmepsagnryeaotncrthedeidt efovreliodpemnteifnytinogf sthuibssptirtoubtelsemtoaenndsucroemthinagt tfhoorsweacrhdevmoilcuanltsarairlcy.s"afe for leather,PaFnOdSsocmheempaicpaelrsparroeduuscetds,ttoopirnodduusctreiaalruasnegsesoucfhpraosdmucitsst fsruopmprfeisrseafnitgshitninagcfidoabmatsh,sc.oaTthinegcsofmorpafanbyriicss, cmoanytibneuiansgsoacmiaatejodrwreitsheathrcish celfafsosrtoofnchtheemseiccahlse.mEicPaAlswtoilelnahlsaoncbeetehvealuunadtienrgstathnedicnhgemoficaanlys ptootdeentteiarml riinsekshothwat individuals and the environment are exposed and what potential adverse effects may exist. If furore regulatory actions are required, EPA will take them. other chAemt picrealsemnatn3uMfacistutrheerso,nbloythUSdommaensutifcaacltluyraenrdofinPtFerOnSat.ioEnPaAllyw, tiollsbeeekcothnetairctsiunpgpfoorrtefigonr agovvoelurnnmtaerynts and phaseout of PFOS and related chemicals, For more information, contact Martha Casey at 202-564-7842. R-69 OBofinkneieoPfMipeerd,iaARcteinlagtiDonirsector zaoifc iou d o / 2d S H A ` V .m :x ) < U i't TUS