The ag advisor at the Environmental Protection Agency says federal and state agencies coming together to support farmers impacted by PFAS, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or forever chemical contamination.
Rod Snyder tells Brownfield research is ongoing to better understand plant and animal uptake of the chemicals that have been widely used in industrial applications.
“It’s critically important because if we want to help get impacted farmers back in business or their ability to continue producing, we really do need to understand how we can remediate and help support these farmers over the long term,” he explains.
