Symposium organized at Sciences Po
On Monday the 12th and Tuesday the 13th, a symposium will take place in Science Po Lyon on the topic of eternal pollutants, more than ever at the center of the news in recent weeks.
The “Action in the Healthy Environment: From Data to Evidence” symposium will be held on 12-13 June at Sciences Po Lyon. For two days, the focus will be on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS), which have been at the center of the news in recent weeks with the revelations of several contamination-related information at Pierre-Bénite’s Arkema plant.
Read also : “Eternal pollutants”: towards a collective complaint by a number of mayors of southwest Lyon
“The links between health and the environment are major challenges, both for research and for society at large.explains the press release. The event will begin with “Screening debate on Dark Waters, by Todd Haynes, at the Comoedia Cinema in Lyon, on Sunday, June 11 at 8 p.m.“
Developing an inventory and research perspectives
Organized by the SHS Health Platform (Humanities and Social Sciences) together with the Triangle Laboratory and MITI (Mission for Comprehensive and Interdisciplinary Initiatives), the conference will invite researchers to talk about these topics. Round tables will also be organized with various actors present. “This symposium aims to make an inventory and research perspectives in various disciplines, such as sociology, history, political science, chemistry, biomedical sciences, computer science, and engineering science.continues Bo Lyon Sciences on its website.
Read also Perfluorinated pollution: the state must do better
Particularly involved in this group event will be our relation with all, which has taken legal action on contamination with PFAS materials around the Arkema plant in southern Lyon.
“Organizer. Social media geek. General communicator. Bacon scholar. Proud pop culture trailblazer.”