<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><i class="" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14.666666984558105px;">Sierra</span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt;"> Cape Cod</span><span class="" style="font-size: 14.666666984558105px;">’s</span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt;"> 3rd Tuesday Talk </span></b></i></div><div class=""><div class="gmail_default"><div class=""><b class="" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span class=""><font size="4" class="">“PFAS Contamination in Hyannis: Science, Sources & Solutions"</font></span></b></div><div class=""><font face="Arial, sans-serif" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt;">Tuesday, May 16, 7 to 8 pm </span></font></div><div class=""><font face="Arial, sans-serif" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt;">Virtual, via Zoom </span></font></div><div class=""><a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fj%2F89176128525%3Fpwd%3DV2R3QS9QaEF5cXhZY2xBRm1hQXJRdz09&data=05%7C01%7CSEMCO%40whoi.edu%7Cf7aa80ca0ebc4178dcbf08db553ee35a%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C638197500829953845%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=f%2FkiceXt3vf55zhe8jUJVhw7shE1LoATWg78nIOYGPw%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89176128525?pwd=V2R3QS9QaEF5cXhZY2xBRm1hQXJRdz09" shash="I7aEN7F6ss/f58bj7kY3+cvtNzkZwa5M0+WLXo9s8/clTwA3FXo2NNuohAZCV4AMvRTQRxx4uRy6frOGrp5OdFQ8IN9j07qZv2H9YjLhBI6JtNFm68oPKYF9djv/mPXG7pD/LkH1TttZzdMhVI0KkmkbyodgJ/a5d1geZHfmOMQ=" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" class="">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89176128525?pwd=V2R3QS9QaEF5cXhZY2xBRm1hQXJRdz09</a></div><div class=""><font face="Arial, sans-serif" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt;"><br class=""></span></font></div><div class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Sierra Cape Cod’s virtual speaker series continues on Tuesday, May 16 at 7 pm with a </span><font face="Arial, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 14.666666984558105px;" class="">focus on PFAS contamination of water supplies and ponds in Hyannis and neighboring communities. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">Featured speaker <b class="">Tom Cambareri, founder of Sole Source Consulting LLC</b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class="">,</b> will discuss the sources and extent of contamination, as well as current and planned management options. After </span></font><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" class="">a question-and-answer session, <b class="">Dr. Laurel Schaider, </b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.666666984558105px;" class=""><b class="">senior</b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class=""> scientist at Silent Spring Institute</b>, will highlight volunteer recruitment for federally funded research to quantify PFAS exposure pathways and health impacts for Hyannis residents. </span></div><div class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Tom Cambareri has more than 3 decades of experience helping understand and protect water resources on Cape Cod. Based on analysis and modeling of field data—including </span><font face="Arial, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 14.666666984558105px;" class=""><a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpfasproject.com%2F2021%2F10%2F05%2Fpfas-contamination-of-21-barnstable-ponds-tested-21-had-contaminants-town-report-finds%2F&data=05%7C01%7CSEMCO%40whoi.edu%7Cf7aa80ca0ebc4178dcbf08db553ee35a%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C638197500829953845%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=7aALLilfpOmb2E61p8XSWdS8kLOkoXWn%2FSN7R5Oj%2Bgo%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://pfasproject.com/2021/10/05/pfas-contamination-of-21-barnstable-ponds-tested-21-had-contaminants-town-report-finds/" shash="EVieWaanLHwNmlJhUBUSTYMHjlNb4pduphx++2A7uvw7zYeiIT+aIkUDzkVMlKhPwtSRiIdgl6ebh0z0mYoZiXtKzALnPY/3Fu+mbX1hx8Ybe9YT1FikmY4xgLMpSht5TMJuqCi4LSy8y8hetu3mN/Z/gKH91kxRHMyNHQmDQTg=" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt;">kayak-based sampling</span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><font face="Arial, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">of ponds in Hyannis and neighboring areas</span></font></a>—</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">he will identify primary and secondary PFAS sources and </span></font><span class="" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">explain how current approaches to managing contaminated soil and groundwater attributable to historical use of firefighting and other chemicals at and immediately north of the Hyannis airport are </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" class="">likely to result in continuing contamination of water resources and pond ecosystems in Barnstable and Yarmouth.</span></div><div class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><font face="Arial, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 14.666666984558105px;" class="">Dr. Schaider has led multiple studies exploring and documenting linkages between septic system discharges, drinking water contamination, and public health on Cape Cod and currently is lead scientist for the <a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsilentspring.org%2Fproject%2Fcdcatsdr-multi-site-health-study-pfas%2Fmassachusetts-pfas-and-your-health-study&data=05%7C01%7CSEMCO%40whoi.edu%7Cf7aa80ca0ebc4178dcbf08db553ee35a%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C638197500829953845%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=pDN1rH%2FRyfTQMawtpeBPHEHbJr3slPxJ75Zt%2FPIMXM8%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://silentspring.org/project/cdcatsdr-multi-site-health-study-pfas/massachusetts-pfas-and-your-health-study" shash="PAJ5Un5A1PvKRMb94vPBBmben4dpCKKtEmH9N+X3QmHjLtq1xMkhwa4QWNaGV7RTnmAkMg/QGGDuhhhRAQvxPowU8QocEPTMsMcGEWTTXuhR2YQhHrv5EPdzj8YEUJoKnapMEB2f/bBnkGRKOmYitxWtLtw/rsUnfosof6xJyyY=" class="">"PFAS & Your Health" Study</a> in Hyannis and Ayer, Massachusetts, part of the "<a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.atsdr.cdc.gov%2Fpfas%2Factivities%2Fstudies%2Fmulti-site.html%3FCDC_AA_refVal%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.atsdr.cdc.gov%2Fpfas%2FMulti-Site-Health-Study.html&data=05%7C01%7CSEMCO%40whoi.edu%7Cf7aa80ca0ebc4178dcbf08db553ee35a%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C638197500829953845%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=TvxaARSVTU946ojvoyw01PiKSXLeXtY1JwHuI9ZHO6U%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/pfas/activities/studies/multi-site.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/pfas/Multi-Site-Health-Study.html" shash="T/+AqwK+ijmVGQDTvQnOAKky5Nh/3f7Xdejrb742VTM8AzXRfaWdxO1myJoKhSNCwcWPE38l4Gl7IRNMqK+w+IyTPJ1LZr209Uwxrmxtwgt/wgN6kTr+bfHAkfpms3eOC+1eigkXbMYPvErxtgRKUpV1764N7ZqwC6Xa26uOG2Q=" class="">PFAS Multi-Site Study</a>" funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention </span></font><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.666666984558105px;" class="">(CDC)</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.666666984558105px;" class=""> </span><font face="Arial, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 14.666666984558105px;" class="">and its Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Laurel will detail how Sierra members and supporters can join a May 20 canvassing effort in Hyannis </span></font><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.666666984558105px;" class="">and otherwise help her team reach current and former residents and </span><font face="Arial, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 14.666666984558105px;" class="">recruit additional adults and children </span></font><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.666666984558105px;" class="">as CDC study participants. </span></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial;"><b class="">Sierra Cape Cod</b> is a longtime partner and supporter of local studies led by scientists from Silent Spring Institute. </span><span class="" style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial;">As part of the Massachusetts Chapter, the Sierra Club's Cape Cod & Islands Group represents members and supporters in Barnstable, Dukes, and Nantucket counties. For information, visit </span><font class="" style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sierraclub.org%2Fmassachusetts%2Fcape-cod-islands-group&data=05%7C01%7CSEMCO%40whoi.edu%7Cf7aa80ca0ebc4178dcbf08db553ee35a%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C638197500830110048%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=%2FwAv3%2BqPT43RqlrhRkmVa88gt%2B2k9YKwW5ka%2FIsJ0AQ%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://www.sierraclub.org/massachusetts/cape-cod-islands-group" shash="QC6g8BVuPPOf8j+v2aYGnBL6BSTxQrUXmvl40Rf333UBrbptgzFbIAgIJhOujXuuIuaxR4/pGDFX9oOnEtu3WZUzArGFrscHFJXXlER78YwNZr583lhZnwCPFS3O3EXCT4xYtEIDPONl4y3pxW6gz2L81DW1Bj1WjlyicQz/bQw=" target="_blank" class="">https://www.sierraclub.org/massachusetts/cape-cod-islands-group</a>.</font></div><div class=""><font class="" style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial;"><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font class="" style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial;"><div class="" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"><font face="Arial" class="" style="font-size: 15px;"><b class="">Sierra Club</b> is America’s largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization, with more than 3.8 million members and supporters. In addition to protecting every person's right to get outdoors and access the healing power of nature, the Sierra Club works to promote clean energy, safeguard the health of our communities, protect wildlife, and preserve our remaining wild places through grassroots activism, public education, lobbying, and legal action. </font></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" class="" style="font-size: 15px;"><br class=""></font></div></font></div></div><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr" class=""><font face="Arial" class="" style="font-size: 15px;"><br class=""></font></div><div dir="ltr" class=""><br class=""></div></div></div></div><br class=""><br class=""><div class="">
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