15 U.S.C. § 8931

§8931. Definitions

Edition 2024

U.S.C. Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE
15 U.S.C.

United States Code, 2024 Edition

Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE

CHAPTER 115 - PERFLUOROALKYL AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES AND EMERGING CONTAMINANTS

SUBCHAPTER III - USGS PERFORMANCE STANDARD

Sec. 8931 - Definitions

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§8931. Definitions

In this subchapter:

(1) Director
The term "Director" means the Director of the United States Geological Survey.

(2) Highly fluorinated compound
(A) In general
The term "highly fluorinated compound" means a perfluoroalkyl substance or a polyfluoroalkyl substance with at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom.

(B) Definitions
In this paragraph:

(i) Fully fluorinated carbon atom
The term "fully fluorinated carbon atom" means a carbon atom on which all the hydrogen substituents have been replaced by fluorine.

(ii) Perfluoroalkyl substance
The term "perfluoroalkyl substance" means a chemical of which all of the carbon atoms are fully fluorinated carbon atoms.

(iii) Polyfluoroalkyl substance
The term "polyfluoroalkyl substance" means a chemical containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom and at least one carbon atom that is not a fully fluorinated carbon atom.

(Pub. L. 116–92, div. F, title LXXIII, §7331, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2281.)

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