In this episode Joe Picciotti, an attorney in the Harris Beach Environmental Law and Commercial Real Estate practice groups, and Vince Dick, a Principal Consultant responsible for developing and implementing environmental permitting programs at Haley & Aldrich, provide an overview of PFAS – otherwise known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. They touch on the history of PFAS, major uses, why they are an emerging contaminate of concern and what to do about it.

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Joe Picciotti Bio - https://bit.ly/3iVu9hl
Vince Dick Bio - https://bit.ly/3cr7oiH
Environmental Law Practice Group - https://bit.ly/302fE3T
Commercial Real Estate Practice Group - https://bit.ly/3iVf3bC
Podcast Slides - https://bit.ly/35YlRkV
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Follow along with the slides and notes below to complement the episode.

1:40 mark – slide #1 what are PFAS/PFOA
3:25 mark – slide #2 history of PFAS/PFOA
4:20 mark – slide #3 list of products
4:40 mark – slide #4 list of products cont’d
4:55 mark – slide #5 health concerns
5:15 mark – slide #6 health concerns cont’d
6:55 mark – slide #7 why do we care (why is issue of legal & enviro concern, costs, etc.)
12:17 mark – slide #8 states that have established advisory or regulatory levels
17:17 mark – slide #9 VT soil sample example of ubiquity
19:00 mark – slide #10 NH surface water results
19:30 mark – slide #11 NH surface water results cont’d
28:00 mark – slide #12 fingerprint slide
29:30 mark – slide #13 fingerprint slide cont’d
30:00 mark – slide #14 last fingerprint
30:35 mark – slide #15 example comparison of fingerprints from different sources