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 Meeting
WHEN: Monday, June 7, at 10:00 a.m.
ONLINE: To listen via online WebEx: Link to Online Meeting
To Listen via Phone: +1-415-655-0003, Access Code: 161 744 3781
*Mute your telephone upon entering*
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