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PFAS pose a growing environmental and public health challenge in Arizona. PFAS contamination has been documented across multiple regions of the state. Known sources include aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) used at military bases and airports, wastewater effluent and biosolids, post-wildfire flooding, landfills, and a wide variety of consumer products.
In the face of this growing crisis, Arizona is taking action. The state has expanded PFAS monitoring and transparency programs, adopted policies treating PFAS as hazardous substances, and pursued litigation. At the same time, there has been a plethora of actions taken at more local scales by communities and organizations across Arizona to monitor, remediate, and prevent future contamination.
There is a timely need for a coordinated science–policy–community dialogue to synthesize knowledge, clarify governance responsibilities, and identify collaborative pathways for monitoring, mitigation, and accountability.
This is an invitation-only event and space is limited.