SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Laura Orlando, Senior Scientist at Just Zero and an Adjunct Professor of Environmental Health at the Boston University School of Public Health, will speak at the July Berkshire Green Drinks event on Wednesday, July 9. 

 

This free hybrid event will take place online via Zoom and in person at Big Elm Brewing's Sheffield Taproom, 65 Silver St, Sheffield, MA. 

 

The in-person social gathering will begin around 5:15 PM; the presentation and Zoom meeting will start at 6:00 PM.

 

According to a press relsase: 

 

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS or "Forever Chemicals") are a dangerous class of chemicals that seem to be everywhere. They cause tremendous harm to human health in concentrations so low that scientists and regulators have concluded there is no safe level for them in our drinking water. Laura will be talking about where they are and are not, and how to keep them off the farm, out of the garden, and away from food and water. PFAS contamination is a big, nasty problem—with some surprisingly easy solutions.

 

Learn more and RSVP at https://tinyurl.com/July2025-Berks-Green-Drinks.