Water Quality

REACHing for PFAS Solutions: A Collaborative Study on Community Responses to Contaminated Drinking Water

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Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition (MBCC) is honored to share a newly published study, REACHing for PFAS solutions: how two communities responded to drinking water contamination, featured in the Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences. Cheryl Osimo, MBCC’s Executive Director, is among the authors of this important research, which reflects the collaborative efforts of PFAS-REACH, a … Read more

PFAS Advisory – MA asks people to limit or not eat fish caught in 5 Cape Cod ponds

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On Tuesday, November 2nd, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health issued an advisory for people to limit or exclude fish from five Upper Cape Cod ponds from their diet. “You can remove PFAS from well water with filters. Unfortunately, there’s no way to remove PFAS from fish.” – Dr. Laurel Schaider, Senior Scientist, Silent Spring … Read more

Let’s Talk About PFAS – March 11 Webinar

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Let's Talk About PFAS

Join us for a virtual conversation on the human health effects of PFAS contaminants in drinking water. Hear from biomedical experts on the state of the science, including the effects PFAS have on the immune system, childhood vaccinations, and susceptibility to COVID-19. STEEP scientists will also discuss exposures to PFAS during pregnancy and from breastfeeding, … Read more

Massachusetts moves forward to address drinking water contaminants

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As part of Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition’s ongoing water quality campaign, the following comments were recently submitted to the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) in regard to their proposed rule to regulate PFAS contaminants in the Commonwealth’s drinking water supplies. Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition (MBCC) applauds the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection for adopting … Read more

MBCC Webinar Series Recordings

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Below is a complete list of recording links for the MBCC Webinar Series. To see the 2021 schedule of speakers, please click HERE.  Breast Cancer Care During COVID-19 featuring Dr. Michael Misialek, MD, Newton-Wellesley Hospital (November 2020) PFAS Effects on the Immune System featuring Dr. Laurel Schaider, Silent Spring Institute (October 2020) How PFAS Activism … Read more

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