The 3rd National PFAS Conference took place on June 15-17 in Wilmington, North Carolina where we discussed PFAS developments from the previous three years. This gathering brought together research, community, and legislative perspectives to discuss how best to address PFAS contamination.
At this conference, we…
- Highlighted local community perspectives and global impacts of PFAS
- Continued collaborative conversations that bring together cutting-edge scientific discoveries with complex social and political contexts of impacted communities that are often marginalized and underserved
- Identified the best methods to share findings and ensure ongoing communication between researchers, PFAS sectors, and impacted communities
- Shared information and resources to respond to the needs identified by impacted communities and other diverse PFAS sectors
- Strengthened existing collaborations and established new ones between scientists, communities, political and public sectors to encourage coordinated and solution-based approaches to prevent future PFAS contamination and exposure-related health risks
Presentation recordings and slides from the conference can be found here
Conference Steering Committee Members:
Carolyn Mattingly, NC State University
Andrea Amico, Testing for Pease/National PFAS Contamination Coalition
Phil Brown, Northeastern University
Grace Campbell, NC State University
Courtney Carignan, Michigan State University
Dana Colihan, Slingshot/National PFAS Contamination CoalitionAlissa Cordner, Whitman College, PFAS Project Lab at Northeastern
Emily Donovan, Clean Cape Fear/National PFAS Contamination Coalition
Sue Fenton, NTP/NIEHS
Philippe Grandjean, Harvard University
Hope Grosse, BuxMont Coalition for Safer Water/National PFAS Contamination Coalition
Denise Hall, NC State University
Jane Hoppin, NC State University
Detlef Knappe, NC State University
Rainer Lohmann, University of Rhode Island
Katlyn May, NC State University
Laurel Schaider, Silent Spring
Hosted by BuxMont Coaltion for Safer Water, Cape Fear River Watch, Clean Cape Fear, Community Action Works, Harvard University, Michigan State University, NAACP, NC Department of Health and Human Services, NC State University, North Carolina Coastal Federation, Northeastern University, NTP/NIEHS, Silent Spring Institute, Testing for Pease, University of Rhode Island, ISEPA, and Whitman College