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A Regrettable Substitute: The Story of GenX, with Jane Hoppin

A Regrettable Substitute: The Story of GenX, with Jane Hoppin

FromEHP: The Researcher's Perspective


A Regrettable Substitute: The Story of GenX, with Jane Hoppin

FromEHP: The Researcher's Perspective

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Length:
15 minutes
Released:
Mar 14, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

DuPont introduced GenX almost 10 years ago as a chemical substitute for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). Although GenX was intended to be less environmentally persistent than PFOA, it has turned out to be what is known as a “regrettable substitute,” whose effects may be as bad as or even worse than the chemical it replaced. In this podcast, guest Jane Hoppin discusses her work assessing exposures to GenX and related chemicals in people living in the Lower Cape Fear River Basin of North Carolina. Visit the podcast webpage to download the full transcript of this podcast.
Released:
Mar 14, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (59)

In this original podcast series, researchers from across the environmental health sciences offer insights into the motivation and vision driving their work. They also explore the implications of their findings for human health.