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Ultrashort-Chain PFAS: The Global Threat of Trifluoroacetic Acid | Webinar
February 19, 2025 , 3:00 pm
NOTE: Registration for this webinar is at capacity. If you are unable to register, please email info@healthandenvironment.org. They will let you know if space opens up, and will email you once the webinar recording is posted.
In this EDC Strategies Partnership webinar, Dr. Hans Peter Arp will discuss a new study, The Global Threat from the Irreversible Accumulation of Trifluoroacetic Acid (TFA). A review of 43 studies reporting on TFA concentrations was conducted for the new study. Monitoring data was analyzed based on research spanning from the late 1990s to the 2020s. Collectively, these data indicate that TFA exposure is widespread and is increasing.
The study authors note that shorter-chain PFAS have been assumed to be less hazardous than longer-chain PFAS, but that widespread exposures have not been taken into account in making this assessment. They note “TFA’s ubiquitous accumulation in the environment, in particular its observed accumulation in water resources and bioaccumulation in various plants, including crops.” They argue that TFA poses a planetary boundary threat, based on increasing exposure worldwide, irreversible environmental contamination, and “long-lasting disruptive effects on human health and vital earth system processes.” The authors call for binding actions to reduce emissions of TFA and its precursors.
This webinar will be moderated by Sharyle Patton, Director of the Biomonitoring Resource Center.
