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The OECD Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) webinar series brings world experts together to share vital information and best practices regarding PFASs. These free webinars are open to the general public. Video recordings of our PFASs webinars are made available online afterwards. Register for an upcoming webinar or watch the video recordings of our past webinars below.

On 18 January 2022, the OECD hosted a webinar to present recent risk reduction initiatives for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs).

The webinar featured presentations from the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the European Commission and the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Convention.

Speakers and presentations:

Introduction by Eeva Leinala, OECD
Tala Henry and Jeffrey Dawson, US Environmental Protection Agency | Presentation
Valentina Bertato, DG Environment, European Commission | Presentation
Kei Ohno Woodall, Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Convention | Presentation

Missed our past webinars? Watch the video recordings

September 2021	Reconciling Terminology of the Universe of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS): Recommendations and Practical Guidance Presentation and report
June 2020	Latest developments in analytical and monitoring methods for PFASs Presentations: Introduction by Eeva Leinala, Principal Administrator, Environment Directorate, OECD Shoji Nakayama, Centre for Health and Environmental Risk Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan presented work on worldwide trends in tracing PFAS in the environment \| Presentation Chris Impellitteri, EPA’s Office of Research and Development, United States presented an update on EPA’s Analytical Methods for PFAS \| Presentation Stefan Posner, Independent researcher, presented work on the development of CEN and ISO test methods for the analysis of PFAS in textile and leather \| Presentation.
February 2020	The European Union's actions to regulate PFASs Presentation: Initiative to regulate PFASs at EU level and beyond
September 2019	Finding Alternatives to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances of Concern: A Difficult and Continuing Challenge Presentation: Joe Carlin and Jon Hammerschmidt from W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
May 2019	Risk Reduction Initiatives for PFASs substances in Canada and in the United States Presentations: Risk Reduction Initiatives for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances in the United States Risk Management of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances in Canada.
January 2019	Best Environmental Practices for Class B Firefighting Foams Presentation: Best Environmental Practices (BEP) for Class B Firefighting Foams
October 2018	Toward greener water and oil repellents in the textile industry - case study Presentations: Objectives, methodology and technical results of the MIDWOR project - Ruth Garcia-LEITAT Environmental Impact - Julio Fierro-CETIM Occupational Risk assessment - Gemma Janer-LEITAT Project recommendations based on the outputs - Gemma Janer and Marc Torrentellé - LEITAT
September 2018	Best Environmental Practices (BEP) for Textiles Presentation: Best Environmental Practices (BEP) for Textiles - Kai-Volker Schubert
June 2018	Presentation of the new database of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) Presentations: OECD work on Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) - Eeva Leinala - OECD Toward a comprehensive global database of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances - Zhanyun Wang - ETH Zurich
May 2016	PFASs and Alternatives: Overall tends in the development and use of alternatives Presentation: Overall trends of the replacements of Long-Chain Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) - Zhanyun Wang - ETH Zurich

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