First PERFORCE3 hybrid meeting in Tromsø
Last week, after 1 year of Zoom meetings, many of the PERFORCE3 researchers finally had the opportunity to meet in Tromsø for a 3 day long hybrid event. Today we…
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October 8, 2021
The lasting presence of PFAS in humans and the environment calls for improved and extensive toxicological assessment of short and long term health-effects
By Lars Brunken Many per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are highly stable and mobile, which allows them to distribute widely in humans and the environment and to stay there for…
July 10, 2021
PERFORCE3 Webinar 4: Evaluation of mixture effects in the context of toxicology testing / Jimmy Alarcan
On June 1, 2021 the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) organized a PERFORCE3 webinar entitled "Evaluation of mixture effects in the context of toxicology testing", featureing Dr. Jimmy…
June 5, 2021
PERFORCE3 Webinar 3: The total oxidizable precursor assay (TOPA): From research to regulation
Around 60 participants tuned in on May 12, 2021 to watch the PERFORCE3 webinar “The total oxidizable precursor assay (TOPA): From research to regulation” featuring Dr. Dorte Herzke (NILU), Lara…
May 17, 2021
PFAS and the skin
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs), known as “forever” chemicals are found in many products that come in contact with our skin. Can these hazardous chemicals enter our bodies through the…
March 5, 2021
PERFORCE3 Webinar: Curious Incidences of PFAS at Environmental Interfaces Impacted by Aqueous Film Forming Foams / Prof. Jennifer Field
Around 60 participants tuned in on January 26, 2021 to watch the PERFORCE3 webinar “Curious Incidences of PFAS at Environmental Interfaces Impacted by Aqueous Film Forming Foams” by Professor Jennifer…
February 1, 2021
Coordinator Ian Cousins interviewed on Talking PFAS Podcast
Coordinator Ian Cousins was interviewed by the Talking PFAS PodCast. The main theme of the podcast was to discuss Prof. Cousins’ research on PFAS, especially with regard to the essential…
October 22, 2020
PERFORCE3 Video Series Episode 1 is now online!
Over the next 3 years we will be publishing a series of short videos on PFAS, and the PERFORCE3 ETN. To kick-off the series, Coordinator Ian Cousins (SU) has prepared…
October 20, 2020
PERFORCE3 Induction Meeting
On October 5th and 6th, over 50 participants joined for the PERFORCE3 virtual induction meeting today hosted by the Department of Environmental Science at Stockholm University. In addition to providing…
October 12, 2020
PERFORCE3 Webinar on PFAS and the Essential Use Concept a Great Success
More than 250 participants from all over the world tuned in on September 17th to watch a webinar on “PFAS and the Essential Use Concept” co-organized by PERFORCE3, the European Environmental…
October 12, 2020
