ASTHOConnects: Federal Initiatives to Address Environmental PFAS Contamination
Date: April 25, 2019 Time: 3-4 p.m. EDT
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Learn from EPA and CDC/ATSDR about public health initiatives addressing PFAS contamination across the country. EPA will discuss the agency’s PFAS Action Plan, as well as ongoing research to assist public health officials. CDC/ATSDR will share resources to help public health officials address PFAS contamination and describe ongoing and future efforts to assess human exposure.
Featured speakers:
Andrew J. R. Gillespie, PhD Associate Director, EPA/Office of Research and Development (ORD)/National Exposure Research Laboratory, ORD Executive Lead for PFAS R&D
Hannah Holsinger, MPH Physical Scientist EPA/Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water (OGWDW), OGWDW PFAS Lead
Christopher Reh, PhD, MS Associate Director, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry