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Join us Thursday, May 2, at 7 pm for Erin Donmoyer: PFAS and the Black River WatershedIn person: College of Charleston School of Science and Mathematics (SSM) Auditorium, 202 Calhoun Street, corner of Coming. [Note change of location for May meeting only.]
or Zoom (https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUtcu-sqT8vHdwdRdxWdOLL5ITdeDtG_7Dy)
https://www.sierraclub.org/south-carolina/robert-lunz
PFAS and the Black: Early Stages of Navigating a Complex Contaminant in the Black River Watershed
As the Black-Sampit Riverkeeper® with Winyah Rivers Alliance, Erin Donmoyer has been working with available data to better understand PFAS presence, sources, and potential impacts within the Black River Watershed. Learn about successful approaches by other Riverkeeper programs and what we are doing locally to address the issue. The talk will cover social implications in areas with subsistence fishing and deep cultural connections to the river, the limitations and roadblocks encountered, and future goals. Erin will demonstrate how to navigate the statewide database on PFAS from SC Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) and will summarize tests conducted in the Black River.
Erin Donmoyer joined Winyah Rivers Alliance in March 2022 as Riverkeeper® for the Black River and Sampit River watersheds in South Carolina. Her work includes community engagement in water quality monitoring, monitoring for polluters, environmental education outreach, litter cleanup, and land conservation partnerships, including Winyah River’s Rocky Point Community Forest and the Black River Water Trail and State Park network. Before living 20+ years in Alaska and Vermont, Erin grew up in South Carolina, exploring the rivers and cypress swamps near her family farm on the banks of the Great Pee Dee River.
[The per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of chemicals used to make fluoropolymer coatings and products that resist heat, oil, stains, grease, and water.]
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
College of Charleston School of Sciences, Mathematics, and Engineering, Southcoast Electrical Contractor, 194 Calhoun St, Charleston, SC 29401, United States,Charleston, South Carolina