Great Science: Advancing the Mission of World Water Week 2024
 

World Water Week 2024 focuses on the critical mission of safeguarding our water resources. Discover how PFAS analysis is contributing to the global conversation aligning with this years theme, "Bridging Borders: Water for a Peaceful and Sustainable Future." Learn about the challenges posed by 'forever chemicals' and the complex regulatory landscape that governs them.

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Dr. Field, a professor of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology at Oregon State University, conducts pioneering research on PFAS, also known as "forever chemicals".

These chemicals pose a significant risk to human health and wildlife because of their resistance to biodegradation. 
 

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We are faced with an ever-increasing number of environmental threats. From a changing climate and rising sea levels to pollutants in our oceans and our drinking water, environmental threats have the potential to impact not only our environment’s health but also human health. In this episode, we hear directly from experts working at the forefront of research on environmental contaminants and severe weather events to better understand the potential impact of environmental threats on human health. Interviewees include:

Gerardo Sanchez Martinez, Ph.D.
Senior Advisor, United Nations Environmental Partnership with the Technical University of Denmark (UNEP DTU).

Tarun Anumol, Ph.D.
Director, Global Environment & Food Applied Markets, Agilent.

Susan Richardson, Ph.D. 
Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina.

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