Events

MA PFAS & Your Health Study Community Meeting, II

Ayer, MA

MA PFAS & Your Health Study Ayer Forum

Post-event update: A videorecording of the meeting is available online for those who missed the June 13, 2024 community forum in Ayer. You can also download the presentation.

 

What do we know about people’s exposures to PFAS chemicals from the drinking water in Ayer? Learn more about the study’s initial findings and what they mean for you and your family!

When: Thursday, June 13, 2024, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. 

Where: Ayer Shirley Regional High School (LGI Room), Ayer, MA

There will be a Q&A session with the public following the presentation. Light refreshments will be served.

Program

Welcoming remarks 

  • Laurie Nehring, President, People of Ayer Concerned about the Environment (PACE)

Presentation of preliminary study findings

  • Laurel Schaider, PhD, Principal Investigator, Senior Scientist, Silent Spring Institute
  • Emily Heckel, MPH, Study Coordinator, Staff Scientist, Silent Spring Institute

Legislative Update

  • Jake Mastrandrea, Outreach Director for U.S. Congresswoman Lori Trahan
  • Danillo Sena, Massachusetts State Representative

Q&A session

  • Moderated by Laurie Nehring

The event will be streamed live over Zoom. Click here to receive a Zoom link. For more information, contact:

  • ayer-pfas-study@silentspring.org
  • 978-212-9733

Event Flyer

About: The Massachusetts PFAS & Your Health Study is one of seven projects funded by the CDC as part of a national health study on PFAS. Nearly 800 adults and children across Hyannis and Ayer participated in the study to help scientists understand the effects of PFAS in drinking water on human health.