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E+T Podcast
Forever Chemicals - Are they an environmental disaster in progress?
Hosted by: Tim Fryer and Tanya Weaver
Special Guest: Stephanie Metzger, Policy Advisor at the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances - better known as PFAS or Forever Chemicals, are incredibly useful. They are so good at repelling water, oil and heat that they are used in a multitude of everyday applications. However, there is evidence linking them to serious health issues including cancers and, as the name Forever Chemicals suggests, they are very difficult to get rid of. So how are we going to engineer our way out of this problem?
Regulars Tim Fryer and Tanya Weaver are joined by guest Stephanie Metzger, Policy Advisor at the Royal Society of Chemistry.