Source: NCDEQ, 3/24/22 The state Secretaries’ Science Advisory Board will meet on Monday, April 4, via WebEx. The public is invited to attend the meeting online or by phone. In addition to updates by the
Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and Department of Health and Human
Services (DHHS), DEQ staff will present information about the signatures of
per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the Lower Cape Fear River area,
and about the availability of reference doses for PFAS in North Carolina. DHHS
staff will provide an overview of the process to develop fish consumption
advisories. For details, view the agenda. WHAT: North Carolina Secretaries’ Science Advisory Board Meeting
WHEN: April 4, 2022, at 10 a.m.
ONLINE: To listen via online WebEx: Link to Online Meeting
To Listen via Phone: +1-415-655-0003, Access Code: 2427
189 9453 *Mute your telephone upon
entering* The meeting will include an
opportunity for public comment on the agenda topics. If you wish to speak, you
must complete the registration form by 5
p.m. on April 1, 2022. For those attending
online, DEQ highly recommends testing out your
computer's WebEx capabilities prior to the below digital public hearing.
Please click this link to test an online hearing: https://www.webex.com/test-meeting.html. The Secretaries’ Science Advisory Board currently includes 13 experts in toxicology, public health, ecology, engineering and other related fields. Their expertise assists the state departments of Environmental Quality and Health and Human Services by recommending reviews and evaluations of contaminants, acting as consultants on DEQ’s determinations to regulate contaminants, and helping the agencies identify contaminants of concern and determine which contaminants should be studied further. To learn more about the board
and hear recordings of past meetings, please visit: https://deq.nc.gov/about/boards-and-commissions/secretaries-science-advisory-board.
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