This report (in French) provides an overview of PFAS uses and possible alternatives, based on the most recent research (REACH restriction dossier, ZeroPM project1, OECD studies). Covering 18 sectors of use, 80 sub-uses, nearly 270 applications and more than 1,600 substances, it provides an overview of the functions, applications and available substitutes. As a decision-support tool, this overview provides public decision-makers, manufacturers and researchers with a reference tool for anticipating the gradual substitution of PFAS in Europe.
This report is supported by a translation in French of an Excel database, created as part of the European Horizon 2020 ZeroPM project, on the uses of PFAS and their alternatives (English version of the database : https://zeropm.eu/alternative-assessment-database/).
1 ZeroPM is a European Research project that will interlink prevention, prioritization and removal strategies to protect the environment and human health from persistent, mobile and toxic substances.