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15 U.S.C. § 8931 - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 15. Commerce and Trade § 8931. Definitions

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

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The term “fully fluorinated carbon atom” means a carbon atom on which all the hydrogen substituents have been replaced by fluorine.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.

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