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
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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.
PFAS Use and Contamination in Canada: a Call for Community Action
Bev Thorpe and Brennain Lloyd gave a presentation for CELA on Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Canada on October 16, 2019. Download the slides here: 1310-PFAS webinar_slides_Oct 19 2019
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
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.
Healthy Great Lakes
Safeguarding freshwater in the Great Lakes basin. Urgent Canadian Action is needed on PFAS — the Forever Chemicals November 26, 2019The class of chemicals called PFAS (Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances) are often referred to as ‘the forever chemicals’ because they…
