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The AAAS EPI Center helps local and state leaders evaluate the risks of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and understand how to address contamination. Our virtual convenings bring together leading scientists and state officials who have led the nation in addressing PFAS. Watch highlights from recent sessions. Sign up to attend our next webinar.

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Scientific overview of PFAS

Introduction to Human Health Impacts

Addressing Community Risks Posed by PFAS Contamination

Introduction to PFAS

Status of Research and Regulation

Impacts on Community and Environmental Justice Concerns

The Role of Agency For Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)

The EPA's Safe Drinking Water Act Regulatory Process

 

Scientific overview of PFAS

Dr. Laurel Schaider, Research Scientist, Silent Spring Institute, December 4, 2020


Introduction to human health impacts

Jamie DeWitt, Associate Professor, East Carolina University, June 3, 2021 


Addressing community risks posed by PFAS contamination

Dr. Phil Brown, Distinguished Professor, Northeastern University, December 4, 2020


Introduction to PFAS

Tom Bruton, Senior Scientist, Green Science Policy Institute, June 3, 2021  


Status of research and regulation

Tom Bruton, Senior Scientist with the Green Science Policy Institute, August 12, 2021

 

Impacts on communities and environmental justice concerns

La’Meshia Whittington, Advance Carolina, June 10, 2021


The role of Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)

Rachel Rogers, Environmental Health Scientist, ATSDR, June 3, 2021


The EPA's Safe Drinking Water Act Regulatory Process

Eric Burneson, Director, Standards and Risk Management Division, U.S. EPA Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, June 3, 2021

Ryan Albert, Chief of Standards and Risk Reduction Branch, U.S. EPA Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, June 3, 2021

Alex Lan, Team Lead PFAS Regulatory Development Team, U.S. EPA Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, June 3, 2021

 

 

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