PFAS Webinar: What Frontline Communities Need to Know About These Toxic Chemicals
PFAS are a group of widely used chemicals that are linked to a variety of health concerns. Because of their prevalence, and use and manufacture, they are of particular concern to our communities. At 3:00 PM on October 31st, we will host a webinar discussing the health impacts of PFAS exposure in low-income communities and communities of color. In partnership with the Environmental Working Group, we will explain what these chemicals are, how we’re exposed to them, how those living in frontline communities are being affected, and offer suggestions on how to minimize your risk. Presenters will include WE ACT’s Director of Environmental Heath Lubna Ahmed, Fountain Valley Clean Water Coalition’s Director of Political Outreach Mark Favors, and the Environmental Working Group’s Senior Scientist Tasha Stoiber, Ph.D. Following the presentation, we will be taking questions from the audience. Register Here
AGENDA
3:00-3:15 – Introduction to PFAS: what is it and how are we exposed?
Lubna Ahmed, Director of Environmental Health, WE ACT for Environmental Justice
3:15-3:30 – A personal story about the health impacts of PFAS
Mark Favors, Director Political Outreach, Fountain Valley Clean Water Coalition
3:30-3:45 – Reducing your PFAS exposure & sharing of resources/tools
Tasha Stoiber, Senior Scientist, Environmental Working Group
3:45-4:00 – Q & A with attendees
Below is the link and other information you will need to join. We encourage you to open and update your Zoom before joining the meeting. And we kindly ask you to keep your audio muted and video off so that we can keep the attention on our presenters. We’ll save the questions until the end, but feel free to ask them in our chat room. We’ll do our best to get to every question in the time allotted.
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