"Forever chemicals" in Texas: PFAS Science Symposium

The PFAS Science symposium will bring together medical researchers, environmental scientists, and community members to discuss the latest about effects on health from PFAS "forever chemicals" in the environment and in our bodies.

UT Austin: Engineering Education and Research Center, Room 1.518
(Dean's Auditorium) 2501 Speedway

What EPA Has Learned So Far-https://www.epa.gov/pfas/pfas-explained
PFAS are widely used, long lasting chemicals, components of which break down very slowly over time.
Because of their widespread use and their persistence in the environment, many PFAS are found in the blood of people and animals all over the world and are present at low levels in a variety of food products and in the environment.
PFAS are found in water, air, fish, and soil at locations across the nation and the globe.
Scientific studies have shown that exposure to some PFAS in the environment may be linked to harmful health effects in humans and animals.
There are thousands of PFAS chemicals, and they are found in many different consumer, commercial, and industrial products. This makes it challenging to study and assess the potential human health and environmental risks.
Learn more about our current understanding of PFAS.
What We Don't Fully Understand Yet
EPA's researchers and partners across the country are working hard to answer critical questions about PFAS:
How to better and more efficiently detect and measure PFAS in our air, water, soil, and fish and wildlife
How much people are exposed to PFAS
How harmful PFAS are to people and the environment
How to remove PFAS from drinking water
How to manage and dispose of PFAS

https://www.epa.gov/pfas/pfas-explained