Event Details
Event Title Emerging Issue: PFAS in NC Panel
Location Bondurant Hall 2020
Sponsor Training Initiative for Biological and Biomedical Sciences (TIBBS)
Date/Time 11/10/2022 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
For more information, contact the event administrator: Rosa Cuppari rcuppari@live.unc.edu
Event Presenters
Name Title  
Rebecca Fry Dr. Director, Institute for Environmental Health Solutions (IEHS)
Emily Sutton Ms. Haw Riverkeeper, Haw River Assembly
Todd Taylor Mr. Executive Director, Orange Water and Sewer Authority
Cory Saulsbury Mr. Superintendent, Pittsboro Water Treatment Plant
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Join the Science Policy and Advocacy Group and the North Carolina Conservation Network for cookies and a panel on the emerging science of PFAS and its consequences for water treatment and public health. The panel will discuss advances in PFAS research, with Dr. Rebecca Fry representing the UNC Environmental Sciences and Engineering Department, along with implementation and practical considerations for water utilities, which OWASA Executive Director Todd Taylor and Pittsboro Water Treatment Plant Superintendent Cory Saulsbury know well. Finally, Emily Sutton, the Haw Riverkeeper, will discuss what this means for the environment and protecting our waterways.