Heidi Pickard

Recent news article shares the work of former STEEP trainee @HeidiPickard. Heidi shares her research on concerning PFAS levels in fish and shellfish species collected on Cape Cod miles away from large contamination source. #pfas #niehs #superfund seas.harvard.edu/news/2024/10/c…

Fish can accumulate high levels of PFAS, even far from point sources of contamination - press release of new paper published in ES&T. seas.harvard.edu/news/2024/10/c…

Final paper of my PhD is now published open access in @EnvSciTech! We assessed #PFAS contamination in fishes downstream of an #AFFF-impacted military base and found that high levels of #PFOS and AFFF-precursors accumulate in fishes far from point sources. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…

This Sunday May 19th our film screening about #pfas on the Upper Cape and potential impacts on Mashpee Wampanoag community members will be accompanied by an incredible panel discussion! You don’t want to miss this!! #fish #shellfish #superfund #niehs

My paper on Bioaccumulation of Perfluoroalkyl Sulfonamides (FASA) is now available open access through PubMed: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P… If you want to learn more about this work, my public PhD defense is happening next week, April 30 at 2 pm EST. DM me if you want the Zoom link

On Tuesday, April 9 at 5pm EST, myself along with 7 other PhD candidates at @Harvard will present brief, compelling talks about our research at Sanders Theatre, for the 2024 Harvard Horizons Symposium. Tune into the livestream here: youtube.com/watch?v=Jm2KuT…

My latest research was just published in @EnvSciTech Letters! Perfluoroalkyl Sulfonamides (FASA) are persistent precursor #PFAS that bioaccumulate to a greater extent than #PFOS in fish downstream of AFFF-contaminated sites @steepsuperfund @hseas pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…

@HarvardGSAS published a story on my research as part of the 2024 Harvard Horizon cohort! Check it out to learn more about what I do! gsas.harvard.edu/news/forever

A cocktail of toxins is poisoning our fields. Its effect on humans? Nobody can tell us. A truly jaw-dropping and shocking scandal, that few people have heard of. This week's column. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Please watch this short video on #PFAS in #plastic containers...I am so grateful to @esmedeprez and Bloomberg for telling this story. youtube.com/watch?v=a-Hu4H…

I think this is the most important episode I've ever made. 😯 Your diet tribe doesn't matter. youtu.be/cGkEpbpIJuA

Our open-access EOF Interlaboratory Comparison paper is now published! We assessed the reproducibility of EOF & #PFAS measurements across 7 labs and provide recommendations for standardization and best practices in conducting/interpreting EOF measurements! pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…

Humans have increased the concentration of potentially toxic mercury in the atmosphere sevenfold since around 1500 C.E., according to #hseas research published today. buff.ly/3u17iLO

This Trainee Tuesday we’re meeting Heidi Pickard, a PhD candidate in Elsie Sunderland’s lab at Harvard! #pfas #superfund #niehs

Excellent piece by @KyleBagenstose. The American public needs to understand that the vast majority of the chemicals in commerce HAVE NOT GONE THROUGH RISK ASSESSMENTS. Just because it's legal doesn't mean it's safe. theguardian.com/environment/20…

Our Spring/Summer 2023 Newsletter is out and it’s a good one!! Check it out here: web.uri.edu/steep/news-eve… #niehs #superfund #pfas

Several STEEP trainees presented at #FLUOROS 2023 in Idstein, Germany! Pictured Justin Sankey, Heidi Pickard, and Bridger Ruyle. Bridger also won the best student presentation award! Woo! #pfas #niehs #superfund

PFAS or "forever chemicals" lurk in so much of what we eat, drink and use. Scientists are only beginning to understand how they’re impacting our health — and what to do about them. nyti.ms/45c01pX

AGC chemical plant releases almost 800kg of ‘forever chemical’ a year into Lancashire river, as uncovered in our investigation. Moreover, effluent coming from the site could contain about 700 types of PFAS chemicals. amp.theguardian.com/environment/20…

“It’s almost impossible to avoid #PFAS, but these filters can reduce or eliminate levels from the water coming from home taps.... we know people are looking for a system that will reduce the PFAS in their tap water." @EWG's Sydney Evans #ForeverChemicals ewg.org/news-insights/…