Isabel Guajardo Retamales

Mar 22, 2024 | payneinstitute.mines.edu | Kristin Ziv |Morgan D. Bazilian |Juliana Reid |Isabel Guajardo Retamales

PAYNE INSTITUTE COMMENTARY SERIES: COMMENTARY By Kristin Ziv, Isabel Guajardo Retamales, and Morgan D. Bazilian March 25, 2024 On March 20, the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) convened a pivotal hearing titled “Examining PFAS as Hazardous Substances.” The session focused on the risks associated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a group of synthetic chemicals found in various industrial and consumer products. The hearing shed light on the need for...

Mar 22, 2024 | payneinstitute.mines.edu | Kristin Ziv |Isabel Guajardo Retamales |Morgan D. Bazilian |Juliana Reid

PAYNE INSTITUTE COMMENTARY SERIES: COMMENTARY By Kristin Ziv, Isabel Guajardo Retamales, and Morgan D. Bazilian March 25, 2024 On March 20, the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) convened a pivotal hearing titled “Examining PFAS as Hazardous Substances.” The session focused on the risks associated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a group of synthetic chemicals found in various industrial and consumer products. The hearing shed light on the need for...