Raleigh May 26, 2021 The state Secretaries’ Science Advisory Board will meet on Monday, June 7, via WebEx, to continue discussion from the previous presentations on PFAS research and grouping strategies. The Board will also discuss considerations for the frequency of reviewing previous recommendations and existing numeric action levels and standards. WHAT: North Carolina Secretaries’ Science Advisory Board MeetingWHEN: Monday, June 7, at 10:00 a.m.ONLINE: To listen via online WebEx: Link to Online MeetingTo Listen via Phone: +1-415-655-0003, Access Code: 161 744 3781 *Mute your telephone upon entering* Meeting Agenda If you wish to speak, you must register by 5:00 p.m. on May 31, 2021. To register, please visit here. For those attending online, DEQ highly recommends testing out your computer's WebEx capabilities prior to the below digital public hearing. Please click this link to test an online hearing: https://www.webex.com/test-meeting.html The Secretaries’ Science Advisory Board includes 16 experts in toxicology, public health, ecology, engineering and other related fields. Their expertise assists the state departments of Environmental Quality and Health and Human Services by recommending reviews and evaluations of contaminants, acting as consultants on DEQ’s determinations to regulate contaminants, and helping the agencies identify contaminants of concern and determine which contaminants should be studied further. To learn more about the board and hear recordings of past meetings, please visit: https://deq.nc.gov/about/boards-and-commissions/secretaries-science-advisory-board This press release is related to: NCDENR
Raleigh May 26, 2021 The state Secretaries’ Science Advisory Board will meet on Monday, June 7, via WebEx, to continue discussion from the previous presentations on PFAS research and grouping strategies. The Board will also discuss considerations for the frequency of reviewing previous recommendations and existing numeric action levels and standards. WHAT: North Carolina Secretaries’ Science Advisory Board MeetingWHEN: Monday, June 7, at 10:00 a.m.ONLINE: To listen via online WebEx: Link to Online MeetingTo Listen via Phone: +1-415-655-0003, Access Code: 161 744 3781 *Mute your telephone upon entering* Meeting Agenda If you wish to speak, you must register by 5:00 p.m. on May 31, 2021. To register, please visit here. For those attending online, DEQ highly recommends testing out your computer's WebEx capabilities prior to the below digital public hearing. Please click this link to test an online hearing: https://www.webex.com/test-meeting.html The Secretaries’ Science Advisory Board includes 16 experts in toxicology, public health, ecology, engineering and other related fields. Their expertise assists the state departments of Environmental Quality and Health and Human Services by recommending reviews and evaluations of contaminants, acting as consultants on DEQ’s determinations to regulate contaminants, and helping the agencies identify contaminants of concern and determine which contaminants should be studied further. To learn more about the board and hear recordings of past meetings, please visit: https://deq.nc.gov/about/boards-and-commissions/secretaries-science-advisory-board This press release is related to: NCDENR