[LISTEN] How dangerous are PFAS chemicals and what’s being done to clean them up?

By Zachariah Hughes | Alaska Public Media | October 14, 2019

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HOST: Zachariah Hughes

GUESTS:

Pamela Miller, Executive Director, Alaska Community Action on Toxics (ACAT)
Kristin Bridges, risk assessor and toxicologist, Geosyntec Consultants
Kelly McLaughlin, chair, Gustavus PFAS Action Coalition

“A large group of chemicals known collectively as PFAS have been in use since the 1940s. Found in everything from firefighting foam to household cleaning products and even food containers, PFAS are persistent and bio accumulate over time. Drinking water sources in several Alaska communities are contaminated with PFAS. How dangerous are they to human health and what’s being done to clean them up? We’ll ask on the next Talk of Alaska.”

This content provided by the PFAS Project.