Better Evidence for Hard PFAS Decisions
Abt will join peers from government, academia, consulting, and industry at The Science of PFAS: Public Health & the Environment Conference, Northeast Waste Management Officials' Association’s (NEWMOA) third science conference on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The April 14–16, 2026 meeting in Worcester, Massachusetts focuses on questions decision-makers face now: what current science says about exposure and health, how contamination moves through water, soil, food systems, and workplaces, and which methods can support practical action.
Abt supports federal, state, tribal, and private-sector clients on PFAS and related environmental health challenges through toxicological evaluations, site assessment, groundwater characterization, health studies, treatment analysis, regulatory support, and advanced modeling. We also help agencies connect technical evidence and employ digital tools to decisions about monitoring, cleanup, communication, and policy.
For attendees, the need is immediate. Agencies and communities need usable evidence and innovative tools they can use now to assess drinking water impacts, evaluate treatment options, set standards, and explain risk to the public.
Connect with our expert at the conference, see information about Abt’s presentation, and explore our PFAS work below.
Featured Presentation
April 14 | 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM | Session 1A
Meghan Lynch, Sc.D., Principal Health Scientist at Abt Global, joins other environmental science experts in the session “How PFAS Interact with the Body: Mechanistic, Clinical and Toxicokinetic Perspectives”. She speaks directly to a pressing challenge in PFAS response: turning complex exposure science into tools people can use. Meghan leads cross-disciplinary work in toxicology and human health risk assessment.
Meet the Presenter
- Meghan Lynch - Principal Environmental Health Scientist
Explore our Projects and Resources
Spotlight On: PFAS, Environmental Contamination, and Health
Abt has extensive experience investigating and addressing the complex effects of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the environment and on human health.
PFAS Multi-Site Research Study
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Drinking Water Treatability Database Update Tackles PFAS
EPA’s Office of Research and Development needed to expand its online, publicly available Drinking Water Treatability Database (TDB). The goal was to allow the database to better support decision making about emerging contaminants of concern.
How to Tackle Contaminants and Make Drinking Water Safer
Abt’s expertise with PFAS, lead, and perchlorate enables us to assess health risks, technology effectiveness, and health benefits of water treatment options.
Bayesian Estimation of Human Population Toxicokinetics of PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS and PFNA from Studies of Contaminated Drinking Water
Abt experts co-authored a study explaining how stakeholders—including individual citizens—can better estimate PFAS blood levels from water concentrations.
Where Data Meets Discovery: A One Health Conversation with Adam Schaefer
Abt's Adam Schaefer joins Dr. Ginger Dixon on One Health Wednesdays to explore the science, systems, and leadership driving meaningful progress in One Health research.