2021年10月1日
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screening of the film “黑暗水域” at St. 博纳旺蒂尔大学 on Tuesday, Oct. 19, followed by a forum with scientific and legal experts, will draw attention to health risks associated with a group of man-made chemicals that have been
detected in food, soil, drinking water and even breast milk.
Presented by the School of 艺术 and Sciences at St. 博纳旺蒂尔 in collaboration with the university’s Regina一. 快速艺术中心, the program begins with a showing of the film in the Quick Center’s Rigas Family Theater at 4:30 p.m.,
followed by a half-hour panel discussion.
The program is open to the public and free of charge but seats are limited. Those planning to attend should register at the
www.在布.edu/dark-waters 网站.
Dr. Scott Simpson, associate professor of chemistry at St. 博纳旺蒂尔, was awarded a research grant from the National Science Foundation in 2019 to investigate these so-called “forever compounds,” known by scientists as per- and polyfluoroalkyl
物质(pfa). Through the collaborative research effort of scientists at St. 博纳旺蒂尔 and at the State University of New York at Buffalo, identification of emerging PFAS is underway in an attempt to determine how long these compounds stay
in the environment and aid in the assessment of potential health risks.
“There is evidence to show that PFAS exposure can lead to adverse health outcomes in humans,辛普森说。. “The Environmental Protection Agency has established health advisories for two of these compounds. However, more than 5,000 different
PFASs are potentially released from the multiple formulations produced throughout the U.S.”
“黑暗水域,” a 2019 PG-13 legal thriller starring Mark Ruffalo, 安妮·海瑟薇, 蒂姆·罗宾斯和比尔·普尔曼, tells the story of a years-long legal battle waged by attorney Robert Bilott against the DuPont chemical corporation after unexplained
西弗吉尼亚州的牛死亡事件. DuPont eventually settled more than 3,500 disease cases for $671 million.
Bilott
will be among six panelists on the forum following the film. He will participate via teleconferencing technology, joining the five others who will be on Rigas Theater stage.
An internationally recognized litigator, 倡导者和作者, Bilott represents a diverse range of clients on a wide variety of matters involving federal, state and local environmental laws. To date, he has secured benefits in excess of $1 billion for
clients adversely impacted by PFAS contamination. In 2017, he received the International Right Livelihood Award, known as the “Alternative Nobel Prize,” for his decades of work on PFAS cases.
Joining him on the panel is Simpson, who has authored 28 peer-reviewed research articles. 辛普森也是全球网赌十大网站’s Consortium for the Study of Pregnancy and Prenatal Development, where his research is focused on identifying
environmental contaminants that may negatively impact developing fetuses. In addition to the collaborative PFAS research between researchers at SBU and the University at Buffalo, Simpson’s research group is also exploring ways to store and
release hydrogen as a clean and renewable alternative to fossil fuels.
小组成员还包括:
- Dr. 戴安娜年代. 阿加，亨利M. Woodburn Professor of Chemistry at the University at Buffalo. Aga, who leads a team that studies how a wide range of chemicals affect the environment, was awarded the 2017 American Chemical Society Schoellkopf Medal
in recognition of her work in environmental chemistry.
- 丽贝卡·迪克曼博士.D. candidate in chemistry and research assistant at the University at Buffalo. Dickman earned her Bachelor of Science in environmental geosciences at UB, conducting research in hydrology and water quality assessment with
Dr. Christopher Lowry, director of graduate studies and associate professor of geology.
- 艾琳J. Fisher是美国气象局的水文学家.S. Geological Survey's New York Water Science Center. Fisher manages water-quality projects on Long Island, with a special interest in contaminants of emerging concern. Her projects include documenting
the occurrence and persistence of wastewater-derived contaminants, current and legacy-use pesticides, and per- and polyfluoroalkyl 物质(pfa) within groundwater and surface water.
- Michael LaRock, from Chemung, New York, is a senior chemistry major at St. 博纳旺蒂尔大学. His interests lie in bringing science education and awareness to rural and underserved communities. 他的同事是. 辛普森的团队预测
and identifying PFAS in water, soil, or waste.
More thorough biographies of the panelists are available at the event webpage,
www.在布.edu/dark-waters
.
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