What is PFAS and why should we care?
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28 Mar 2023 |
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 Castro Valley
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Lorien Fono PhD is the Executive Director at Bay Area Clean Water Agencies, Berkeley, CA.
She will talk about PFAS Per- and Polyfluorinated Substances and why we should care about these groups of chemicals.
Lorien has been the Executive Director at Bay Are Clean Water Agencies since 2020 and Regulatory Program Manager since 2016.
Lorien received her PhD in Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley and her Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from the University of Toronto, Univestroy College.
The per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of chemicals used to make fluoropolymer coatings and products that resist heat, oil, stains, grease, and water. Fluoropolymer coatings can be in a variety of products.