Toward a Pfas-Free Future: Safer Alternatives to Forever Chemicals

Introducing safer alternatives to some of the PFAS chemicals of concern used in select industry sectors this book introduces the reader to chemical hazard and alternatives assessment, and innovation.

This book is the collaborative work of the Berkeley Center for Green Chemistry (BCGC) at the University of California, Berkeley and the Safer Consumer Products Program at the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC). Authors from DTSC include: Simona A. Bălan (Chief, External Communications and Environmental Justice Unit), Thomas A. Bruton (Senior Hazardous Substances Engineer), Kelly A. Grant (Senior Environmental Scientist) and Christopher Leonetti (Senior Environmental Scientist). Authors affiliated with BCGC’s Greener Solutions course and were students at the time of their course involvement include: Elizabeth Boxer, Grace Campbell, Edythe S. Glazer, Kimberly G. Hazard, Aaron Maruzzo, McKenna Thompson, Sophia Thompson, Tessa A. Wardle, and Yuning Xu (School of Public Health, Environmental Health Sciences); Amanda Guan (Materials Science and Engineering); Erin B. Creel, Sumana L. Raj, Brittany Stinger, and Jenna Tan (Chemistry); and Emily K. Cook and Minerva Teli (Civil and Environmental Engineering). Thomas A. Bruton (DTSC) and Hannah L. Ray (International Living Future Institute) conducted research for the building products chapter while at Green Science Policy Institute.