The NC Policy Collaboratory and the NC PFAS Testing Network will host a virtual forum Tuesday, May 4, to discuss the Collaboratory’s and Network’s research on PFAS and GenX. Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) is a family of emerging contaminants that includes the compound GenX which has affected the Cape Fear River Basin.
- What
- PFAS Testing Network Community Forum
- When
- 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 4
Featured research will include:
- data on PFAS in public water supplies in North Carolina
- potential health effects of PFAS
- new research projects on PFAS in soil and animals
- methods of removing PFAS from water also will be presented
There will be time for public questions and answers. The event is free but attendees must register in advance of the webinar.
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 6:00-6:10 p.m. | Welcome Representative John Szoka, NC House District 45 Senator Kirk deViere, NC Senate District 19 |
| 6:10-6:20 p.m. | PFAS in North Carolina Detlef Knappe, S. James Ellen Distinguished Professor, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, NC State University |
| 6:20-6:30 p.m. | Overview of NC PFAS Testing Network Wanda Bodnar, Assistant Professor, Environmental Sciences and Engineering, UNC-Chapel Hill |
| 6:30-6:40 p.m. | PFAS Monitoring in Untreated Public Drinking Water Lee Ferguson, Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Duke University |
| 6:40-6:50 p.m. | PFAS Toxicology Jamie Dewitt, Associate Professor, Pharmacology and Toxicology, East Carolina University |
| 6:50-7:00 p.m. | First Question and Answer Session |
| 7:00-7:05 p.m. | Break |
| 7:05-7:25 p.m. | Other Potential PFAS Exposure Pathways Soil uptake (crops/vegetables): Owen Duckworth, Professor, Soil and Environmental Biogeochemistry, NC State University Animals: Scott Belcher, Research Professor, Toxicology, NC State University |
| 7:25-7:35 p.m. | Development of Novel Water Filtration Media to Mitigate PFAS Exposure Frank Leibfarth, Assistant Professor, Chemistry, UNC-Chapel Hill |
| 7:35-7:55 p.m. | Second Question and Answer Session |
| 7:55-8:00 p.m. | Closing Remarks Jeff Warren, Executive Director, NC Policy Collaboratory |
