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9th Annual NC BREATHE Conference

October 1 - 2 | JB Duke Hotel in Durham

Environmental PFAS and Human Health in 2024

October 1, 2024
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Conference Agenda: Day 1

8:30 AM
REGISTRATION CHECK-IN
9:00 AM
WELCOME & INTRODUCTION

Dr. Kim Lyerly, Duke University
Dr. Robert Tighe, Duke University

 

9:15 AM
KEYNOTE

PFAS and Human Health
Ken Cook, Environmental Working Group

9:45 AM
PANEL DISCUSSION

Assessing the Toxicity of PFAS

Dr. Elaina Kenyon, Environmental Protection Agency
Dr. PingPing Meng, East Carolina University
Dr. Justin Conley, Environmental Protection Agency
Sue Fenton, NC State University

Moderator (by Zoom): Dr. Jamie C. DeWitt, Oregon State University

10:45 AM
PANEL DISCUSSION

Consequences of Human Exposure to PFAS

Dr. Jane Hoppin, NC State University
Dr. Virginia Guidry, Department of Health & Human Services

Moderator: Dr. Heather Stapleton, Duke University

11:30 AM
PRESENTATION

PFAS in Fish

Dr. Frannie Nilsen, NC Department of Environmental Quality
Kennedy Holt, NC Department of Health & Human Services

12:00 PM
LUNCH & STUDENT POSTER VIEWING
12:30 PM
STUDENT POSTER RECOGNITION
12:45 PM
PANEL DISCUSSION

The Impact of PFAS on Communities

Emily Donovan, Clean Cape Fear
Emily Sutton, Haw River Assembly
Dr. Courtney Woods, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Moderator: Sherri White-Williamson, Environmental Justice Community Action Network

1:30 PM
KEYNOTE

Elizabeth S. Biser, Former Secretary of the NC Department of Environmental Quality

2:05 PM
PRESENTATION

PFAS Measurement and Analysis
Dr. Mark Strynar, Environmental Protection Agency

2:25 PM
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION

PFAS in the Air

Dr. Amy Delinsky, NC Department of Air Quality
Ralph Mead, UNC Wilmington
Michael Davern, UNC Chapel Hill
Gary Saunders, NC Department of Air Quality

Moderator: Dr. Viney P. Aneja, NC State University

3:25 PM
PANEL DISCUSSION

PFAS in Drinking Water & Groundwater

Kenneth Waldroup, Cape Fear Public Utilities Authority
Jared Wilson, NC Department of Environmental Quality
Andy Neal, NC Department of Environmental Quality
Eric Hudson, NC Department of Environmental Quality

Moderator: Sushma Masemore, NC Department of Environmental Quality

 

4:15 PM
PRESENTATION

PFAS Levels & Health Outcomes in North Carolina
Dr. Julia Kravchenko, Duke University

4:45 PM
CLOSING REMARKS & NEXT STEPS

Jeffrey Robbins, CleanAIRE NC

5:00 PM
ADJOURN

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