PFAS Workshop: Translating Research to Policies that Protect Public Health and the Environment
Date: June 7, 2024. Program 9am – 4pm.
Venue: David Brower Center, 2150 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA 94704.
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Host: Martyn Smith, Director, UC Berkeley Superfund Research Program.
Goal: Share findings and discuss how they can inform policies to protect public health and the environment in California and EPA Region IX.
Description: We will share recent research findings related to PFAS contamination and discuss how they can be applied to support our stakeholders’ goals in three areas:
- PFAS Quantification, Breakdown Products, Unknowns, and Environmental Fate and Transformation.
- Analyses of Community Water Systems and Domestic Well Households and Understanding PFAS Source Threats to Drinking Water.
- Health Effects and Regulatory Standards for PFAS.
Registration is free. Coffee/tea will be provided mid-morning. There will be a lunch break from 12:15 to 1:45 pm but lunch will not be provided.
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Please register and find additional details on Eventbrite: Registration is free and opens March 21.
Questions: If you have questions or require an accommodation for effective communication (ASL interpreting/CART captioning, alternative media formats, etc.) to fully participate in this event, please contact Dr. Cliona McHale at cmchale@Berkeley.edu or (510) 643-5100 with as much advance notice as possible and at least 7-10 days in advance of the event.
Event Slides and Videos
| Session | Speaker | Link to Slides or Video |
| Session 1 | PFAS Quantification, Breakdown Products, Unknowns, and Environmental Fate and Transformation | |
| 1.1 | David Sedlak (UCB SRP) | Video |
| 1.2 | Jean Van Buren (U.S. EPA) | Video |
| 1.3 | Roger Brewer (DOH, HI) | Video |
| Session 2 | Analyses of Community Water Systems and Domestic Well Households and Understanding PFAS Source Threats to Drinking Water | |
| 2.1 | Edmund Antell (UCB SRP) | Video |
| 2.2 | Wendy Linck (CA State Water Board) | Video |
| 2.3 | Clare Pace (UCB SRP) | Video |
| 2.4 | Hailey Shingler (CWC) | Video |
| Session 3 | Health Effects and Regulatory Standards for PFAS | |
| 3.1 | Andres Cardenas (Stanford University) | Video |
| 3.2 | Amy Padula (UCSF) | Video |
| 3.3 | Lida Chatzi (USC) | Video |
| 3.4 | Matthew Small (U.S. EPA Region 9) | Slides |
| 3.5 | Christopher Banks (OEHHA, CalEPA) | Video |