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New TSCA PFAS Rule: Expansive, Expensive, Extended, No Exceptions

October 04, 2023
Last Thursday, September 28, 2023, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a new rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) that requires one-time reporting of the manufacture or import of any per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) since...
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Emily Goswami, M.S., CIH to Present in PFAS Webinar

July 11, 2023
PFAS: Health Risks and Adapting to Regulatory Changes July 20, 2023 2:00pm EST The Institutes CPCU Society, a global community for risk management and insurance professionals, is hosting a Per- and Polyfluorinated Substances (PFAS) webinar related to health risks and...
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Yasemin Kunukcu, Ph.D., P.E. to Present during AGWT PFAS Webinars

April 11, 2023
Roux’s Yasemin Kunukcu, Ph.D., P.E. will be presenting during two separate PFAS webinars, focusing on Michigan and Wisconsin, respectively, hosted by the American Ground Water Trust (AGWT). Continuing Education credits are available. Each webinar focuses on the following: How PFAS...
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How low did they go? USEPA Issues Proposed MCL for PFAS in Drinking Water

March 15, 2023
Yesterday, on March 14, 2023, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposed National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) including Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) for six per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) chemicals in drinking water. This includes perfluorooctanoic...
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Complimentary Webinar – Forever Young, Forever Chemicals? PFAS in Cosmetics: Health and Litigation Risks

November 18, 2022
Please join Catherine (Catie) Boston, DABT, MPH and Emily Goswami, M.S., CIH of Roux and Alexandra B. Cunningham, Esq. of Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP to answer your toxicology, exposure, and legal questions related to PFAS in cosmetics.
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Human Health Risk Assessment (HHRA) Services

November 08, 2022
Roux's team of toxicologists, industrial hygienists, and human health risk assessors have evaluated complex exposure, toxicity, and risk assessment in the context of product safety evaluations, occupational exposure, contaminated site investigation and cleanup, and in toxic tort litigation. Our human health risk assessors guide efficient cleanup of contaminated sites via creative technical approaches to exposure unit/land use assumptions, background contributions, historic fill, and statistical approaches under various regulatory regimes across the United States.

Roux also provides qualitative and quantitative industrial hygiene assessments for commercial and industrial clients in various industries to assist them with both complex and regulatory challenges. Our services include guiding clients through product regulatory testing and compliance and identifying additional potential product exposure hazards. Roux also has a team of experienced expert witnesses who have offered expert opinions on general causation (mechanistic toxicity data, animal bioassays, and epidemiological data), dose reconstruction, and association of exposure-specific health outcomes. Roux has been retained and testified in some of the country’s highest profile cases, as outlined below.
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