TOPIC AREAS
Rules and Regulations: Example topics: maximum contaminant levels; clean-up criteria; surface water criteria; mixing zone issues; Michigan criteria vs. criteria in other states or countries, or at the federal level; designation of PFAS as a hazardous substance
Public Health and Communication: Example topics: public outreach and education; toxicology and chemistry of various compounds; exposure pathways; bioaccumulation
Pollution Prevention: Example topics: Alternatives to PFAS use in manufacturing, such as chrome plating; assessment of alternatives and toxicological modeling; lessons learned from PFAS substitution; legislative outlook from the Toxic Substances Control Act and Toxics Release Inventory; preventing PFAS exposure in other states
Materials Management: Example topics: disposal methods for AFFF, spent carbon and resin, biosolids, and other contaminated media; incineration effectiveness in destroying compounds; landfill disposal and leachate management
Sampling and Analytical: Example topics: current and developing analytical methods; PFAS chemistry; site investigation strategies; fate and transport in various media
Treatment Technology: Example topics: Current technologies being implemented at sites; research on new technologies for use in drinking water, groundwater, surface water, and soils; bench and pilot studies
PFAS in Agriculture and Natural Resources: Example topics: Agriculture challenges; biosolid application; food packaging; food testing; plant uptake; occurrence of PFAS in soils; state-wide soil study; foam challenges on surface waters
Cost: $50*
*This fee is waived for employees of local units of governments (county, city, township, village, and tribal).
Registration Questions
Alana Berthold: BertholdA@Michigan.gov | 571-881-7808
Joel Roseberry: RoseberryJ@Michigan.gov | 517-599-9494