What are PFAS and Why Should We Care?
In this episode Joe Picciotti, an attorney in the Harris Beach Environmental Law and Commercial Real Estate practice groups, and Vince Dick, a Principal Consultant responsible for developing and implementing environmental permitting programs at Haley & Aldrich, provide an overview of PFAS – otherwise known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. They touch on the history of PFAS, major uses, why they are an emerging contaminate of concern and what to do about it.
Related Links:
Joe Picciotti Bio – https://bit.ly/3iVu9hl
Vince Dick Bio – https://bit.ly/3cr7oiH
Environmental Law Practice Group – https://bit.ly/302fE3T
Commercial Real Estate Practice Group – https://bit.ly/3iVf3bC
Podcast Slides – https://bit.ly/35YlRkV
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Follow along with the slides and notes below to complement the episode.
- 1:40 mark – slide #1 what are PFAS/PFOA
- 3:25 mark – slide #2 history of PFAS/PFOA
- 4:20 mark – slide #3 list of products
- 4:40 mark – slide #4 list of products cont’d
- 4:55 mark – slide #5 health concerns
- 5:15 mark – slide #6 health concerns cont’d
- 6:55 mark – slide #7 why do we care (why is issue of legal & enviro concern, costs, etc.)
- 12:17 mark – slide #8 states that have established advisory or regulatory levels
- 17:17 mark – slide #9 VT soil sample example of ubiquity
- 19:00 mark – slide #10 NH surface water results
- 19:30 mark – slide #11 NH surface water results cont’d
- 28:00 mark – slide #12 fingerprint slide
- 29:30 mark – slide #13 fingerprint slide cont’d
- 30:00 mark – slide #14 last fingerprint
- 30:35 mark – slide #15 example comparison of fingerprints from different sources