The Curse of PFAS with Dr. David Bond

The manufacturers of PFAS, those "forever" chemicals, have known since the 1960s that their products were toxic to humans. Here's the whole story.

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about why cell towers don’t belong on school property and the new US policy supporting a UN treaty to reduce plastic production. Then Dr. David Bond of Bennington College talks about the curse of PFAS - those “forever" chemicals that manufacturers have been producing for more than fifty years despite knowing that they are toxic to humans.

Green Street David Bond Podcast

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Links from the interview:

• Dr. David Bond : https://www.bennington.edu/academics/faculty/david-bond

• Google Scholar link: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=EMA2hSoAAAAJ&hl=en

Links from the news:

• School Board Committee Recommends Banning New Cell Phone Towers on School Grounds: https://www.loudountimes.com/0local-or-not/1local/school-board-committee-recommends-banning-new-cell-phone-towers-on-school-grounds/article_7a5cc64a-5446-11ef-9037-f7c1d76b435a.html

• The US says it now supports a more ambitious plastics treaty. Industry groups are furious: https://grist.org/regulation/us-supports-ambitious-plastics-treaty-production-limits-environmental-groups-industry-reactions/