2019 Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances: Second National Conference – Presentations

Powerpoint presentations from the Second National PFAS Conference at Northeastern University are available below.
Please note that some presenters could not share their slides due to issues with confidentiality and/or unpublished research.

Day 1

Introductions:

• Phil Brown (Northeastern University)
• Laurel Schaider (Silent Spring Institute)

Congressional Panel:

• Chris Pappas (Congressman, NH), Jeanne Shaheen (US Senator, NH), Maggie Hassan (US Senator, NH), Anne Kuster (Congreswoman, NH), Dan Kildee (Congressman, MI)

Social & Scientific Discovery of PFAS:

• Arlene Blum (Green Science Policy Institute)

First Responders and PFAS:

• Miriam Calkins (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
• Brian Grubb (International Association Fire Fighters Local F88, Ohio)
• Krystle Mitchell (South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service)

AFFF-Impacted Communities:

• Kyle Bagenstose (Bucks County Courier Times)
• Pat Bryesse (Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry / National Center for Environmental Health)
• Mark Favors (Fountain Valley Clean Water Coalition, Colorado)

Day 2

Political & Economic Context of PFAS:

• Laura Rainbow (Renselaer Polytechnic Institute)

Manufacturing Sites Beyond PFOA/PFOS:

• Detlef Knappe (North Carolina State University)
• Amy Risen (North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality)
• Laura Facciolo (Mamme No PFAS, Italy)

Regulatory Landscape:

• Gloria Post (New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection)

Medical Monitoring & Working With Health Professionals:

• Andrea Amico (Testing for Pease, New Hampshire)
• Laura Anderko (Georgetown University)

Day 3

New Insights into Exposure Sources:

• Rainer Lohmann (STEEP, University of Rhode Island)
• Laurel Schaider (Silent Spring Institute)
• Amila De Silva (Environment Canada)

New Insights into Risks to Human Health:

• Amalie Timmermann (University of Southern Denmark)

Waste Exposures:

• Patrick MacRoy (Environmental Health Strategy Center)
• Mindi Messmer (New Hampshire Safe Water Alliance)
• Kay Fritz (Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development)