The Growing Threat of PFAS, the Forever Chemicals
Two webinars focused on the growing threat of PFAS in the Great Lakes basin.
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The Threat of PFAS – The Forever Chemicals
A call for Canadian Citizen Action to protect the Great Lakes – St. Lawrence River Ecosystem PFAS-Fact-Sheet
Urgent Canadian Action is needed on PFAS — the Forever Chemicals
The class of chemicals called PFAS (Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances) are often referred to as ‘the forever chemicals’ because they are highly persistent in the environment and will take hundreds if not thousands of years to disappear from the soil and groundwater where they accumulate.
Great Lakes Lessons from the Past: Relevance for Today’s PFAS Campaigns – Webinar, May 6
CELA will be hosting a webinar with presenters John Jackson, Tim Eder, Joyce McLean and Paul Muldoon, discussing how current Great Lakes advocates can learn from past efforts.
Revising Canada’s chemicals legislation needs to promote safer substitutes for toxic chemicals in products
Bev Thorpe with Clean Production Action and CELA’s Fe de Leon blog about the need for better chemical safety provisions in CEPA to prevent toxic exposures from consumer products.
Scoping Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Releases from the Recycling of Paper and Textiles and their Implications for the Great Lakes-St Lawrence River Ecosystem:
Identifying Opportunities to Address Toxicity of Products in a Circular Economy Report-PFAS-Sept-2019
