Sydney Evans, MPH

All of those same properties that make them really resistant to water, it also makes them pretty indestructible in the environment. They are almost impossible to break down.

The end goal is people wouldn’t have to buy a water filter… but that’s just not the reality.

Babies and young children are particularly vulnerable to the health risks posed by pesticides in food – and food is the way most children will be exposed to pesticides.

There’s a gap between what is legal and what is safe.

We need strong new state and federal actions to eliminate sources of PFAS pollution.

Frankly, you can’t stop your exposure to PFAS. There are too many sources. But what you can do is limit your exposure.

People tend to take the safety of their tap water for granted because it’s being monitored, tested, and treated. But it's important for people to realize that legal doesn’t necessarily mean safe.

To the person that ends up consuming the food that is contaminated with these PFAS, it doesn’t matter whether it was intentional or unintentional—the result is going to be the same.

Communities that are being impacted don’t necessarily have the means to fix it. And it’s going to be a long-term, ongoing issue.