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The OECD Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) webinar series brings world experts together to share vital information and best practices regarding PFASs. These free webinars are open to the general public. Video recordings of our PFASs webinars are made available online afterwards. Register for an upcoming webinar or watch the video recordings of our past webinars below.

WHEN: 3 June 2024
14:00-15:00 CEST
8:00-9:00 EDT

Join our webinar where we'll be giving an overview of two recent OECD reports on PFAS: the Synthesis Report on Understanding Perfluoropolyethers (PFPEs) and Their Life Cycle (Annex), and the PFAS and Alternatives in Cosmetics report on commercial availability and current uses.

The PFPE report presents a synthesis of publicly available information on PFPEs, with the aim of elucidating the identities of PFPEs on the global market and analysing their life cycle. This includes their production and use, presence of other PFASs as impurities in commercial formulations, degradation mechanisms, and environmental releases of PFPEs and other PFASs in commercial formulations. The report comes with a separate Annex comprising five spreadsheets providing information on: substances identities, structures and, production and use information. The OECD will also highlight forthcoming work on fluoropolymers and clarify the scope of past work on polymers of low concern.

The PFAS and alternatives in cosmetic report gathers information on alternatives to PFASs in cosmetic products, focusing on their commercial availability, current uses, market penetration, feasibility, effectiveness, and cost.

Agenda:

Introduction by Eeva Leinala, Environment Directorate, OECD (5 min)
Overview of Synthesis report on PFPEs by Zhanyun Wang, Empa-Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (20 min)
Next steps of polymeric PFAS at the OECD and summary of past work on polymers of low concern by Eeva Leinala, Environment Directorate, OECD (5 min)
Overview of the report on PFAS and alternatives in cosmetics by Eeva Leinala, Environment Directorate, OECD (10 min)
Q&A – 20 min.

Missed our past webinars? Watch the video recordings

October 2023	Prevention of PFAS pollution and monitoring of PFAS environmental releases Presentations
December 2022	Advances in Understanding Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Presentations
October 2022	Moving to Safer Alternatives Presentation: Martin Mulvihill, General Partner, Safer Made \| Presentation
January 2022	Recent risk reduction initiatives for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) Presentations: Tala Henry and Jeffrey Dawson, US Environmental Protection Agency \| Presentation Valentina Bertato, DG Environment, European Commission \| Presentation Kei Ohno Woodall, Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Convention \| Presentation
September 2021	Reconciling Terminology of the Universe of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS): Recommendations and Practical Guidance Presentation and report
June 2020	Latest developments in analytical and monitoring methods for PFASs Presentations: Introduction by Eeva Leinala, Principal Administrator, Environment Directorate, OECD Nakayama, Centre for Health and Environmental Risk Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan presented work on worldwide trends in tracing PFAS in the environment \| Presentation Chris Impellitteri, EPA’s Office of Research and Development, United States presented an update on EPA’s Analytical Methods for PFAS \| Presentation Stefan Posner, Independent researcher, presented work on the development of CEN and ISO test methods for the analysis of PFAS in textile and leather \| Presentation.
February 2020	The European Union's actions to regulate PFASs Presentation: Initiative to regulate PFASs at EU level and beyond
September 2019	Finding Alternatives to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances of Concern: A Difficult and Continuing Challenge Presentation: Joe Carlin and Jon Hammerschmidt from W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
May 2019	Risk Reduction Initiatives for PFASs substances in Canada and in the United States Presentations: Risk Reduction Initiatives for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances in the United States Risk Management of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances in Canada.
January 2019	Best Environmental Practices for Class B Firefighting Foams Presentation: Best Environmental Practices (BEP) for Class B Firefighting Foams
October 2018	Toward greener water and oil repellents in the textile industry - case study Presentations: Objectives, methodology and technical results of the MIDWOR project - Ruth Garcia-LEITAT Environmental Impact - Julio Fierro-CETIM Occupational Risk assessment - Gemma Janer-LEITAT Project recommendations based on the outputs - Gemma Janer and Marc Torrentellé - LEITAT
September 2018	Best Environmental Practices (BEP) for Textiles Presentation: Best Environmental Practices (BEP) for Textiles - Kai-Volker Schubert
June 2018	Presentation of the new database of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) Presentations: OECD work on Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) - Eeva Leinala - OECD Toward a comprehensive global database of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances - Zhanyun Wang - ETH Zurich
May 2016	PFASs and Alternatives: Overall tends in the development and use of alternatives Presentation: Overall trends of the replacements of Long-Chain Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) - Zhanyun Wang - ETH Zurich

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