EPA press release, issued March 2, 2006. "100 percent Participation and Commitment in EPA's PFOA Stewardship Program."

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.Draft Risk Assessment of the Potential Human Health Effects Associated With Exposure to Perfluorooctanoic Acid and Its Salts (PFOA), January 12, 2005.

U.S. EPA Activities on PFOA. EPA's current activities are described on its web site at www.epa.gov/opptintr/pfoa/.

PFOA Q&As: An OPPT Fact Sheet: Issued by EPA in April 2003 and updated in August 2004. It notes that "At the present time, EPA does not believe there is any reason for consumers to stop using any consumer or industrial related products that contain PFOA."

U.S. EPA Docket on PFOA. This is the collection of materials for the EPA's ECA (Enforceable Consent Agreement) process, in which the Agency is working with industry to develop additional testing on routes of exposure to PFOA. To access this collection, go to the EPA E-Docket website and use the "Quick Search" feature to locate Docket No. OPPT-2003-0012.

U.S. EPA Administrative Record 226. AR-226 contains documents on PFOS, PFOA, telomer and related chemicals submitted to EPA under the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA). All documents are available at the EPA Docket Center (EPA West Building, Room B-102, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C.). Further information on accessing AR-226 may be obtained by calling the TSCA Hotline at 202-554-1404.

The Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc. (SPI) The trade association of the U.S. plastics industry.

The Fluoropolymers Division (FPD) of SPI. An SPI business unit made up of processors, material suppliers, equipment manufacturers and consultants of fluoropolymer products, services, materials, applications, equipment and raw materials.