Staying Current on PFAS Health Effects and Assessing Environmental Risk
Staying Current on PFAS Health Effects and Assessing Environmental Risk
Tuesday, April 29, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm ET
This webinar will provide attendees with an overview of the current understanding of PFAS health effects, including information on individual PFAS with U.S. and international human health toxicity criteria, the adverse health effects used to develop these criteria, and research underway on PFAS exposure and toxicity. A summary of current approaches for assessing risk to PFAS mixtures will be provided. Various state-of-the practice methods (e.g., new approach methods [NAMs]) for assessing the relative toxicity of PFAS without regulatory toxicity criteria will be presented. A case study will be used to demonstrate how to apply NAMs for predicting relative toxicity of PFAS without regulatory toxicity criteria and for assessing potential human health risk of PFAS mixtures.
$99 A&WMA Member; $149 Nonmember
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Presenters:
Neha Gowadia, Senior Toxicologist/Human Health Risk Assessor, Jacobs
Dr. Neha Gowadia is a senior Environmental Professional at Jacobs in Irvine, California. She has 20 years of experience in areas including toxicology, human health risk assessment and new approach methodologies. She has worked as a lead risk assessor and senior reviewer for several contaminated sites across the United States and internationally. Her experience includes research, toxicity assessment, and risk evaluation for a wide variety of contaminants including PFAS. She holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Toxicology from the University of California, Irvine. She is a US board-certified toxicologist and an active member of the Society of Toxicology.
Jonathan Petali, Environmental Scientist, Battelle Memorial Institute
Dr. Jonathan Petali is an Environmental Scientist with Battelle Memorial Institute, specializing in environmental toxicology, including emerging contaminants like PFAS. He participates in studies with academic partners, cross-sector workgroups, and possesses a wide range of experience in risk communication and community engagement. Prior to Battelle, he was the toxicologist for the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services where he provided technical support for development of human health criteria for PFAS and other contaminants and risk communication support. Jon holds a Doctorate in Environmental Toxicology from the University of Nebraska Medical Center and Bachelors in Biological Science from Wright State University.
Barrie Selcoe, Human Health Risk Assessment Subject Matter Expert, Jacobs
Barrie Selcoe is a Principal Technologist with Jacobs in Houston, Texas. Barrie has over 30 years of experience in human health risk assessment and has worked on sites in approximately 45 states and 20 countries. Her experience includes addressing PFAS exposures in various media including food items. Barrie is also a contributing writer and trainer on the Interstate Technology & Regulatory Council (ITRC) PFAS Team. She holds a Master of Public Health degree from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health and a bachelor's degree in microbiology from San Diego State University.
Moderator: Loren Lund, Human Health Practice Leader and PFAS Health Effects Expert, Jacobs
Dr. Loren Lund has over 37 years of experience in applied toxicology and human health risk assessment. Loren began his career working for the state of Texas, where he worked with other staff, government agencies, academicians, industry, and communities. Dr. Lund is the human health risk assessment practice leader at Jacobs. He is the lead toxicologist that oversees applying EPA’s new approach methods (NAMs) to assess the comparative toxicology of PFAS without regulatory criteria. He helps organize AWMA’s PFAS specialty conferences and has presented at multiple scientific conferences on PFAS health effects. Loren has a Ph.D. in biochemistry from Utah State University and was a post-doctorate in toxicology at the University of Texas Austin.
