2024 PFAS Forum
​Wednesday, March 6, 2024 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Maine State Chamber of Commerce PFAS Forum 2024

Date: Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Time: 8:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Location: Governor Hill Mansion

The Maine State Chamber of Commerce held its PFAS Policy Forum on Wednesday, March 6, 2024 from 8:00 - 11:30 AM at the Governor Hill Mansion (136 State Street, Augusta). The forum provided an overview of the current PFAS in Products law and a discussion around realistic approaches to the phase-out of PFAS moving forward. 
The forum agenda is below and subject to change.
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• 8:00 – 8:20 Registration and Continental Breakfast
• 8:20 – 8:30 Welcoming Remarks - Patrick Woodcock, Maine State Chamber of Commerce
• 8:30 – 8:45 Outlook on Maine’s PFAS in Products Law - Senator Stacy Brenner, Environment and Natural Resources Committee Commissioner
• 8:45 – 9:15 Emerging State Regulatory Frameworks - Mat Todaro, Verrill
• 9:15 – 9:45 Understanding PFAS in Medical Products - Professor William R. Wagner, University of Pittsburgh
• 9:45 – 10:00 Networking Break
• 10:00 - 10:45 Impacts of 'PFAS in Products' Law on Businesses and Consumers - Chris Kilgour, C&L Aviation, and  Catherine Palin, Alliance for Automotive Innovation
• 10:45 – 11:30 Remediation Efforts and Treatment Technologies - Stewart Abrams, Langan, Nancy McBrady, Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, John Pond, Haley Ward, and ​Brian Tarbuck, Greater Augusta Utility District

Download the side decks here:

• Restrictions on Product Containing PFAS presented by Mat Tadora of Verrill: pfas_products_presentation_-_maine_chamber_-_verrill_-_03.06.24_26179133.1_.pdf
• Understanding PFAS in Medical Products presented by William R. Wagner of University of Pittsburgh: : pfas_medical_use_maine_mar_2024.pdf
• Remediation Efforts presented by Nancy McBrady, Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry,  John Pond, Haley Ward, and Brian Tarbuck, Greater Augusta Utility District: remediation_efforts_slides_combined.pdf

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