Sepember 27, 2023 – WPRI 12
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Study Confirms Link Between PFAS in Drinking Water and Weight Gain
April 23, 2023 – ecoRI News
Continue reading "Study Confirms Link Between PFAS in Drinking Water and Weight Gain"URI researcher contributes to study confirming link between PFAS – ‘forever chemicals’ — in drinking water and weight gain
‘It is crucial that a strong and effective PFAS restriction enter into force as soon as possible’
February 25, 2023 – Le Monde
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February 22, 2023 – The New York Times
Continue reading "How Widespread Are These Toxic Chemicals? They’re Everywhere."Race to destroy ‘forever chemicals’ could become a multibillion-dollar industry
January 31, 2023 – Yahoo News
Continue reading "Race to destroy ‘forever chemicals’ could become a multibillion-dollar industry"URI’s Graduate School of Oceanography to present ocean pollution lecture Tuesday, Jan. 24
January 23, 2023 – URI Today
Continue reading "URI’s Graduate School of Oceanography to present ocean pollution lecture Tuesday, Jan. 24"URI experts discuss the price of convenience: plastics and forever chemicals
University of Rhode Island Professors J.P. Walsh and Rainer Lohmann discussed the wide-ranging impacts of ocean plastics and PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” in a recent public lecture at the URI Narragansett Bay Campus.
Continue reading "URI experts discuss the price of convenience: plastics and forever chemicals"GSO Public Lecture Series: Confronting Ocean Polluion
Watch the first of GSO’s Public Lecture Series, featuring Coastal Resources Center director and GSO professor J.P. Walsh and GSO professor Rainer Lohmann. They discussed the dangers posed by marine pollution and “forever chemicals” called PFAS, and what we need to do to address them.
Continue reading "GSO Public Lecture Series: Confronting Ocean Polluion"URI STEEP science effort responding to ‘forever’ PFAS chemical pollution renewed for $8.1 million for another 5 years
The STEEP program, one of the longer running PFAS science efforts in the country, studies pollution and examines potential research-based solutions alongside community partners.
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