Silent Chemicals, Loud Science: Recent Episodes
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Silent Chemicals, Loud Science: a show that takes the "better living" out of chemistry. We talk to experts from around the globe about what's eating you — chemically speaking — even if you don't know it. A production of the University of Rhode Island URI Coastal Institute and the University of Rhode Island STEEP Superfund Research Program. DISCLAIMER: This podcast series was supported, in part, by a grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) under Award Number P42ES027706. Content is solely the responsibility of the presenters and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
Laurel Schaider, Ph.D., a senior scientist at Silent Spring Institute where she leads water quality research on Cape Cod, discusses sources of PFAS in drinking water and the importance of education and outreach.
Philippe Grandjean, Ph.D., co-director of the STEEP Superfund Research Center and professor of environmental medicine at the University of Denmark, discusses the dangers of PFAS to human health, particularly during childhood development.
Rainer Lohmann, Ph.D., director of the STEEP Superfund Research Center and professor of oceanography at the University of Rhode Island's Graduate School of Oceanography, discusses STEEP projects and the ubiquity of PFAS in our everyday lives.