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 # From PFAS to Microplastics: The Rising Challenge of Emerging Contaminants

 

##### Rethinking: EHS Global Goals. Local Delivery.

 

 

 May 12, 2026 8:40 AM ET

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In this episode, host Beatrice Bizarro, Inogen Alliance Leadership Team member from HPC Italy is joined by Ivy YuXia Liu (Terrapex Canada) and Jack Sheldon (Antea Group USA) to explore the growing global concern around emerging contaminants such as PFAS, microplastics, and 6PPD. The discussion examines how advances in science are uncovering previously unknown environmental and human health risks, while also highlighting the challenges organisations face in navigating uncertainty, evolving regulations, and risk management strategies.

## **Listen now**

- [Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/from-pfas-to-microplastics-the-rising-challenge/id1741016993?i=1000767296514)
- [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/episode/1L5N9ETKUoIpVC6HHwG33y)
- [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1h-rn7S6Vc)

## **Time Stamps**

00:00:00 – Introduction & overview of emerging contaminants

00:01:27 – What are emerging contaminants?

00:04:05 – Deep dive into 6PPD and its environmental impact

00:08:34 – PFAS vs microplastics: public awareness and regulation

00:12:10 – Human health risks and uncertainties

00:13:24 – How organisations are responding to PFAS

00:18:17 – Solutions: stormwater management and treatment systems

00:21:34 – Future outlook for PFAS and emerging contaminants

00:23:48 – Safer alternatives and regulatory developments

00:28:37 – Key actions for organisations and individuals

00:31:23 – Closing reflections

00:22:09 The Future: Risk, Uncertainty & Opportunity

00:31:52 Advice & Closing Reflections

## **Guest Quotes**

**Ivy Ng:**  
“Advances in science are revealing previously unknown threats to the environment and human health.”

**Jack Sheldon:**  
“There’s a lot to build on. We have a baseline of information, but still many unknowns when dealing with emerging contaminants.”



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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