Across the country, states are taking the lead to enact legislation to regulate the toxic chemicals known as PFAS, but it is not happening fast enough. Even if we ban PFAS, these "forever chemicals" are already in the air, soil, water—endangering our health and our planet. How do we safely dispose of PFAS? How do we clean-up the PFAS that are already here?
The Vermont Military Poisons/PFAS Coalition is holding a zoom webinar on PFAS Disposal and Remediation on Monday, August 9 at 7:30 PM Eastern Time (6:30 Central, 5:30 Mountain, and 4:30 Pacific). The free, 90-minute, zoom webinar will focus on dangerous PFAS disposal methods, as well as new technologies being developed to remove these "forever chemicals" from our environment. Registration is required: https://bit.ly/3esEKjl
Dr. David Bond—Associate Director of the Center for the Advancement of Public Action at Vermont's Bennington College—will talk about the reckless rush to incinerate forever chemicals. Since 2015, Bond has worked to bring the scientific resources of colleges and universities into collaboration with communities impacted by PFAS contamination.
Dr. Appala Raju Badireddy—an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Vermont—will talk about his latest studies on the fate and transport of per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in environmental systems, and novel approaches for PFAS remediation. There will be time for questions and discussion from the audience.
Dr. H. Patricia Hynes—a retired environmental engineer, Professor of Environmental Health, and Executive Director of the Traprock Center for Peace and Justice—will provide an overview of the new technologies that are being developed to remediate and/or dispose of PFAS in our air, water, and soil.
Register for this free zoom webinar at https://bit.ly/3esEKjl Once registered, you will be emailed a link and a password to join the program.
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