{"id":102031,"date":"2020-07-27T09:46:03","date_gmt":"2020-07-27T07:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eeb.org\/?p=102031"},"modified":"2021-11-22T11:25:32","modified_gmt":"2021-11-22T10:25:32","slug":"europes-pfas-problem-situation-briefings-by-independent-experts-series-of-webinars-september-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eeb.org\/it\/europes-pfas-problem-situation-briefings-by-independent-experts-series-of-webinars-september-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Europe\u2019s PFAS problem: situation briefings by independent experts &#8211; Series of webinars &#8211; September 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"g-group l-lg-mar-bot-6 l-md-mar-bot-4\">\n<div class=\"g-cell g-cell-10-12 g-cell-md-1-1\">\n<div class=\"has-user-generated-content js-d-read-more read-more js-read-more read-more--medium-down read-more--expanded\" data-xd-wired=\"read-more\">\n<div class=\"js-xd-read-more-toggle-view read-more__toggle-view\">\n<div class=\"js-xd-read-more-contents text-body-medium\" data-automation=\"listing-event-description\">\n<p><strong>All you need to know about PFAS in 4 free 60-minute refresher webinars with leading independent experts on the eve of an EU action plan.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-automation=\"listing-event-description\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"g-group l-mar-bot-6 l-sm-mar-bot-4\">\n<div class=\"structured-content g-cell g-cell-10-12 g-cell-md-1-1\">\n<div class=\"has-user-generated-content\" data-automation=\"about-this-event-sc\">\n<div class=\"structured-content-rich-text structured-content__module l-align-left l-mar-vert-6 l-sm-mar-vert-4 text-body-medium\">\n<p>The new Mark Ruffalo film Dark Waters puts highly fluorinated chemicals firmly back in the public spotlight, for good reason. Toxic PFAS pollution is now widespread, but the scene is dominated by vested interests seeking to maintain the status quo. With the EU set to announce the most wide-reaching reform of chemical safety laws in over a decade, including a PFAS action plan and ECHA restriction proposals, understanding this dense field is more crucial than ever. We have brought together four top independent researchers to explain the current state of knowledge for all professionals dealing with or interested in PFASs. If you are unable to attend, please email alessia.biasioli@eeb.org for recordings.<\/p>\n<p>Next to this, EEB proudly presents a primer on the status and uses of PFASs in the EU. The report is available\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eeb.org\/it\/library\/pfass-avoiding-the-streetlight-effect\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Register <a href=\"https:\/\/europespfasproblem-situationbriefingsbyexperts.eventbrite.com\">here<\/a> and join the discussion.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Session 1: Monday 7 September from 14.00 to 15.00 (CEST)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An overview of the production and use of PFASs.<\/p>\n<p>By Dr Zhanyun Wang, ETH Zurich (CH)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Session 2: Monday 14 September from 14.00 to 15.00 (CEST)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(Eco)toxicology of PFASs: a few highlights<\/p>\n<p>By Dr Jamie DeWitt, East Carolina University (US)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Session 3: Thursday 17 September from 14.00 to 15.15 (CEST)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>PFAS and the essential use concept<\/p>\n<p>co-organised by ACES (Stockholm University), PERFORCE3 and EEB<\/p>\n<p>Moderator: Ian Cousins (ACES) and Introductory presentation: Martin Scheringer (ETH Zurich)<\/p>\n<p>Panel Members:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Industry: Stephen Korzeniowski (ATCS &amp; PFP)<\/li>\n<li>NGO: Anna Lennquist (ChemSec)<\/li>\n<li>Regulatory: Jenny Ivarsson (KemI)<\/li>\n<li>Academic: Joel Tickner (Zuckerberg College of Health Sciences)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Session 4: Monday 21 September from 14.00 to 15.00 (CEST)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Measuring PFASs &#8211; possibilities and challenges<\/p>\n<p>By Prof Anna K\u00e4rrman, University of \u00d6rebro (SE)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>Due to the impressive interest in our webinar series, we have added another session on regulatory action in EU:<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Session 5: Monday 28 September from 14.00 to 15.00 (CEST)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"g-group l-mar-bot-6 l-sm-mar-bot-4\">\n<div class=\"structured-content g-cell g-cell-10-12 g-cell-md-1-1\">\n<div class=\"copy-paste-block\">\n<p>PFAS restrictions within REACH<\/p>\n<p>By Dr Jean-Luc Wietor, EEB (not independent, but without any conflict of interest)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All you need to know about PFAS in 4 free 60-minute refresher webinars with leading independent experts on the eve of an EU action plan. &nbsp;<span class=\"excerpt-hellip\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":102032,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[193,682],"tags":[196],"class_list":["post-102031","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-past-event","category-pfas","tag-events"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/eeb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/EVENTS-BANNER-for-eeb-website-2.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eeb.org\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102031","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eeb.org\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eeb.org\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eeb.org\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/46"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eeb.org\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102031"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/eeb.org\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102031\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eeb.org\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/102032"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eeb.org\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102031"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eeb.org\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=102031"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eeb.org\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=102031"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}