Introduction to SERDP-ESTCP Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Research and Remediation

Join our host, Dr. Craig Divine and our guest, Dr. Andrea Leeson. You are listening to The PFAS Research and Remediation Podcast, produced and created by Arcadis with funding from the Environmental Security Technology Certification Program, ESTCP grant number ER-23 7692 through the United States Department of Defense. The Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) is the U.S. Department of Defense’s environmental technology demonstration and validation program. The program’s goal is to identify and assess innovative technologies that address DoD’s high-priority environmental requirements efficiently and cost-effectively. In this first season, we're focused on PFAS and interview a broad panel of experts who have each contributed to the growing knowledge base around remediating this emerging chemical of concern. Today we'll be speaking with Dr. Andrea Leeson. Andrea has been with SERDP-ESTCP for more than 20 years and is currently the program deputy director. Our conversation today focuses on the growth of SERDP-ESTCP's interest in PFAS, a family of compounds that now holds a majority of the identified research areas of need for the program. We discuss some of that evolution, including the progress that's been made, as well as where Andrea sees the program headed from here. Dr. Craig Divine, a technical expert with Arcadis, will be your host today. All opinions, interpretations, and conclusions expressed belong to the hosts and guests and do not represent views or policies of the Department of Defense, Arcadis, or guest affiliations.