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PFAS Updates

  • Published in: Flame Retardant Dilemma Series, Presentations, Presentations: Health
  • March 1, 2019

Speaker: Tom Bruton
UC Berkeley, Green Science Policy Institute

Event: The Flame Retardant Dilemma and Beyond
February 15, 2019
University of California, Berkeley, California, USA…

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The Class Concept is Catching On

  • Published in: Flame Retardant Dilemma Series, Presentations, Presentations: Health
  • February 28, 2019

Speaker: Arlene Blum
UC Berkeley, Green Science Policy Institute

Event: The Flame Retardant Dilemma and Beyond
February 15, 2019
University of California, Berkeley, California, USA…

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Understanding PFAS: For Healthy Drinking Water and Fire Safety

  • Published in: Presentations, Presentations: Highly Fluorinated Chemicals
  • June 11, 2018

Arlene Blum and Tom Bruton spoke to Congress about how millions of Americans’ drinking water contains highly fluorinated chemicals (PFAS or PFCs) at levels which may be harmful to health.

Event: Protecting America’s Drinking Water from PFAS
June 11-12, 2018
Washington, DC…

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Improved Flammability Standards for Fire Safety and Health

  • Published in: Presentations, Presentations: Healthier Insulation, Presentations: Six Classes
  • April 11, 2018

Arlene Blum presented to the NM Regulation and Licensing Department about both the six classes concept and flame retardants in furniture and building insulation.

April 11, 2018
Washington, DC…

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Healthier Products, Healthier People: Chemicals Management Applying the Six Classes Framework

  • Published in: Presentations, Presentations: Health, Presentations: Six Classes
  • April 5, 2018

Arlene Blum gave a keynote about materials health to architecture, design, and construction professionals working in the healthcare sector in Boston. This event was sponsored by Partners Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts.

Event: Partners Healthcare
April 5, 2018
Boston, MA…

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Tackling Toxics: The Chemical Class Approach Toward Healthier Products and Materials

  • Published in: Presentations, Presentations: Health, Presentations: Six Classes
  • April 3, 2018

Arlene Blum gave an invited lecture about using the Class Concept in chemicals management and regulation to risk assessors at Health Canada.

Event: Health Canada
April 3, 2018
Ottawa, Canada…

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Mountains & Molecules

  • Published in: Presentations, Presentations: Health, Presentations: Six Classes
  • April 2, 2018

Arlene Blum spoke to students in the U. of Toronto’s Department of Chemistry about her experiences climbing mountains and working to limit the use of harmful chemicals.

Event: University of Toronto
April 2, 2018
Toronto, Canada…

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The Chemical Class Approach Towards Healthier Products and Materials

  • Published in: Presentations, Presentations: Health, Presentations: Six Classes
  • April 2, 2018

Speaker: Arlene Blum
Executive Director, Green Science Policy Institute

Event: University of Toronto
April 2, 2018
Toronto, Canada…

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