Transcribed

Ep. 24 - PFAS and Environmental Justice with Jahred Liddie, PhD Candidate at Harvard University

Jun 28, 2023 · 42m 38s
Ep. 24 - PFAS and Environmental Justice with Jahred Liddie, PhD Candidate at Harvard University
Description

Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances, or “PFAS”, has been in the news a lot lately. From the EPA’s proposed drinking water regulations to the $10.3 billion settlement to be paid by...

show more
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances, or “PFAS”, has been in the news a lot lately. From the EPA’s proposed drinking water regulations to the $10.3 billion settlement to be paid by 3M, PFAS is starting to be recognized as a significant threat to our public health. But what you may not have heard is that the presence of PFAS in our environment is a major environmental justice issue as well. That is what our guest, Jahred Liddie, helps us understand on this episode.

Jahred Liddie is a PhD candidate in the Department of Environmental Health in the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health at Harvard University. He specializes in PFAS contamination, particularly in community water systems, and the underlying environmental justice issues that result from exposure to PFAS. He stopped by the podcast to share his research on PFAS and to help us understand why PFAS exposure is an environmental justice concern.

Resources:
PFAS and Environmental Justice - J. Liddie et al., 2023

TIME Magazine: 3M's Historic $10 Billion 'Forever Chemical' Payout Is Just The Tip of the PFAS Iceberg


Proposed PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation by US Environmental Protection Agency

Connect with our Environmental Justice Lab community:
Instagram: @envjusticelab
Facebook: www.facebook.com/EnvironmentalJusticeLab
Email: theenvironmentaljusticelab@gmail.com

Don’t forget to subscribe and rate the podcast wherever you listen!
show less
Information
Author Dr. Lesley Joseph
Organization Lesley Joseph
Website -
Tags

Looks like you don't have any active episode

Browse Spreaker Catalogue to discover great new content

Current

Podcast Cover

Looks like you don't have any episodes in your queue

Browse Spreaker Catalogue to discover great new content

Next Up

Episode Cover Episode Cover

It's so quiet here...

Time to discover new episodes!

Discover
Your Library
Search