Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) continue to present some of the biggest challenges in chemical contamination across the world. States throughout the nation are finding PFAS contamination in a growing number of locations where these persistent chemicals pose a threat to human health and the environment. The Great Lakes PFAS Summit brings together environmental program managers, policy experts, researchers, and contractors from around the world to share new methods of addressing this contamination and present innovative technical solutions developed to address these “forever” chemicals.
Participants from across the globe include local, state, and federal government officials; environmental consultants and vendors; academic researchers and students; industry managing PFAS contamination; and community organizations.
Join thousands of attendees from all around the world for the 7th annual virtual Great Lakes PFAS Summit December 1 – 3, 2026.
This year's Summit will also feature the PFAS Treatment Technology Symposium on December 9-10, 2026 - two additional days focused specifically on advancements in PFAS treatment technologies.
Registration opens October 1. All registrants will have access to both events!
We are no longer accepting presentation proposals - the deadline was June 28.
The summit was held on December 2-4, 2025.
The summit was held on December 3 - 5, 2024.
The summit was held on December 5 - 7, 2023.
The summit was held on December 5 - 7, 2022.
The Michigan PFAS Action Response Team (MPART) is a team of seven state agencies established under an Executive Directive in 2017 to ensure coordination in implementing a response to PFAS contamination. MPART became an enduring body under an Executive Order in 2019.
The goal of MPART is to protect public health by identifying sources of PFAS, addressing PFAS contamination at the sources, and working with local health departments to protect people in areas where groundwater is impacted by PFAS.
