The Water Center is pleased to announce the release of a new report, Living in a PFAS World: A Brief Survey and Analysis of Generally Available PFAS/PFOA Health Communications.
Discussions centering on PFAS contamination are popping up everywhere. From showing up in traditional medical publications to New York Times Magazine to even headlining an episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, a vast array of communicators currently circulate a myriad of information. Communicating this information to the general public is incredibly challenging - the science behind exposure and treatment is continually evolving, regulations are politically impacted, and the whole topic can be emotionally charged. For these reasons, The Water Center at Penn has conducted a brief survey and analysis of generally available PFAS/PFOA health literature and corresponding outreach communications. This review aims to assess how public health concerns regarding PFAS/PFOA are conveyed and how accurately these communications are messaged.
The Water Center would like to express our gratitude to Critica Science for their collaboration on this report, and to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for its support of this project.