Getting to Know PFAS and Forever Chemicals

Presented by Brent Walls, Upper Potomac Riverkeeper, and Bergen Hubert, product chemistry and sustainability professional. Free program from Buttonwood Nature Center. Learn about PFAS in the Potomac Watershed. (PFAS = per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances). You will hear why PFAS (forever chemicals) are a ubiquitous pollutant that has many sources and how it moves through our environment and contaminates our bodies. Walls will also discuss the campaign strategy of Potomac Riverkeeper Network that focuses on military bases and biosolids. Strategies that include legislation, community projects and enforcement actions. Hubert will speak on how New Balance is working to phase PFAS out of production of their goods.