About
PFAS Exposure Assessment Technical Tools (PEATT) is a set of tools to help health departments conduct PFAS biomonitoring activities. Tools and technical assistance are available upon request.
PFAS Exposure Assessment Technical Tools (PEATT) is a set of tools to help health departments conduct PFAS biomonitoring activities. Tools and technical assistance are available upon request.
Purpose
ATSDR developed the PFAS Exposure Assessment Technical Tools (PEATT) to help State, local, tribal, and territorial health departments conduct PFAS biomonitoring activities, with the assumption that drinking water is the primary source of PFAS exposure. The PEATT includes a protocol for statistically based representative sampling, risk communication materials, questionnaires, and EPA's water sampling protocol to help characterize PFAS exposure in communities. Upon request, CDC/ATSDR will also provide technical assistance to health departments in developing and carrying out PFAS exposure assessments.
Funding from CDC/ATSDR was provided to the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, the Pennsylvania Department of Health and the New York State Department of Health through a cooperative agreement. The goal was to implement and evaluate CDC/ATSDR's PEATT to improve the PEATT as a tool for states and territories to use when measuring and evaluating community exposures to PFAS in drinking water. The PEATT implementation and evaluation will ultimately contribute to the overall body of knowledge and refine what is needed to describe exposure in a community.