Michigan State University Center for PFAS Research

To end PFAS Awareness Week, we are sharing some tips about how you can reduce your personal exposure to PFAS chemicals. This infographic was created by Rachel Leads, a post doctoral scholar in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife.

For more information about purchasing PFAS free products, visit: https://www.mass.gov/news/pfas-free-buying-guide

Thanks for tuning in, learning with us, and helping spread awareness about forever chemicals this week. We hope to keep this conversation going as we continue to learn more about PFAS through research here at Michigan State University.

Happy Thursday! For our fourth day of PFAS Awareness Week, we have a post showing some of the ways PFAS chemicals can enter aquatic ecosystems. This graphic was created by Mariska Hamilton, an undergraduate student in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife.

Don’t forget to join us this evening for PFAS movie night in the Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building, Room 1415. 🎥🍿

For day 3 of PFAS Awareness Week, we are sharing two infographics highlighting the Eat Safe Fish Guide from Michigan’s Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS). The first graphic was created by Deil Manliclic, a PhD student in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife. The second graphic was created by Hannah Gill and Sarah Menzl, both of whom are master’s students in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife.

Learn more about the Eat Safe Fish Guide:
https://www.michigan.gov/eatsafefish

For Day 2 of PFAS Awareness Week, learn about emerging PFAS destruction technologies. This infographic was created by Holden Nelson, a PhD student in the Department of Integrative Biology.

PFAS Awareness Week is here! Each day, we’ll highlight a student made post about various PFAS-related topics. Today’s feature was created by Allie Sexton, a PhD student in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife. Stay tuned all week to learn more about “forever chemicals”.

PFAS refers to a group of man made chemicals. There are over 15,000 different type of chemicals that are used in everyday products, but in recent years have been found to be harmful. Research and policy changes are constantly evolving.
Watch this short video to learn more:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XA6sAfr2GZc&t=2s

Join us for free snacks and a screening of the movie “Dark Waters” next Thursday, March 19th at 5:30.

🗓️March 19th, 2026
⏰5:30-8:00 pm
📍Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building, Room 1415

Bring a friend and we hope to see you there! 🎥🍿

Interested in learning more about PFAS chemicals? Join our PFAS Basics webinar on March 18 at 10 a.m.

Join us for our upcoming webinar series about PFAS in agriculture. Link to register: https://events.anr.msu.edu/PFASinAg/

Join us for events at PFAS Awareness week!

Early career symposium a great success! Wonderful research presentations from some shining stars!