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PFAS Summit bannerDate:  October 27, 2020  -  October 28, 2020
Time:  08:00 AM - 04:30 PM
Location: Lansing, Michigan

The Great Lakes PFAS Summit will be held October 27-28 in Lansing, Michigan. The goals of this conference are to provide the most current and reliable science and policy, facilitate networking and information sharing, and explore current and future research topics related to PFAS.

One of the biggest stories in chemical contamination emerging over the past several years has been per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). States throughout the nation, including the Great Lakes region, are finding PFAS contamination in a growing number of locations where these persistent chemicals pose a threat to people and the environment. The Great Lakes PFAS Summit will bring together environmental program managers, policy experts, researchers, and contractors from around the Great Lakes region to share the challenges of addressing this contamination and present innovative technical solutions developed to address these “forever” chemicals.  

Participants may include local, state, and federal government officials; environmental consultants and vendors; academic researchers and students; industry managing PFAS contamination; and Community organizations.

 

SUMMIT LOCATION:
Lansing Center, Lansing, MI

 

 

 

 

TOPIC AREAS BEING DEVELOPED FOR THE CONFERENCE

  • Rules and Regulations:  Example topics: maximum contaminant levels; clean-up criteria; surface water criteria; mixing zone issues; Michigan criteria vs. criteria in other states or countries, or at the federal level; designation of PFAS as a hazardous substance
  • Public Health and Communication:  Example topics: public outreach and education; toxicology and chemistry of various compounds; exposure pathways; bioaccumulation
  • Pollution Prevention: Example topics: Alternatives to PFAS use in manufacturing, such as chrome plating; assessment of alternatives and toxicological modeling; lessons learned from PFAS substitution; legislative outlook from the Toxic Substances Control Act and Toxics Release Inventory; preventing PFAS exposure in other states
  • Materials Management:  Example topics: disposal methods for AFFF, spent carbon and resin, biosolids, and other contaminated media; incineration effectiveness in destroying compounds; landfill disposal and leachate management
  • Sampling and Analytical:  Example topics: current and developing analytical methods; PFAS chemistry; site investigation strategies; fate and transport in various media
  • Treatment Technology and Research:  Example topics: Current technologies being implemented at sites; research on new technologies for use in drinking water, groundwater, surface water, and soils; bench and pilot studies
  • PFAS in Agriculture and Natural Resources: Example topics: Agriculture challenges; biosolid application; food packaging; food testing; plant uptake; occurrence of PFAS in soils; state-wide soil study; foam challenges on surface waters

 

 

QUESTIONS:

Topics and content: Nicole Sanabria at SanabriaN@michigan.gov.

​Abstract submission verification and registration information: Alana Berthold at BertholdA@Michigan.gov

Conference venue and logistics: Contact Matt Tomlinson at TomlinsonM@Michigan.gov