This report provides an overview of STEEP’s Year 3 progress through research that aims to better understand the pathways of PFAS contamination from entry into the environment through groundwater contamination, dispersal through the food web, and distribution to vulnerable human populations during early development, in part through breast milk. It also highlights the ongoing work of the STEEP cores as they prepare the next generation of interdisciplinary emerging contaminant researchers, translate scientific findings generated by STEEP projects for internal and external stakeholders, and engage Cape Cod communities on the front lines of PFAS exposure through contaminated drinking water.
