The North Carolina Secretaries’ Science Advisory Board is scheduled to meet on Wednesday, October 1 at 10:00 a.m. The meeting will take place in the Ground Floor Hearing Room of the Archdale Building at 512 N Salisbury St, Raleigh. Members of the public are invited to attend either in person or online.
An in-person public comment period will be available, with sign-up upon arrival at the meeting.
The board consists of experts from fields such as toxicology, public health, ecology, and engineering. According to the announcement, “Their expertise assists the state Departments of Environmental Quality and Health and Human Services by recommending reviews and evaluations of contaminants, acting as consultants on DEQ’s determinations to regulate contaminants, and helping the agencies identify contaminants of concern and determine which contaminants should be studied further.”
More information about the board and recordings of previous meetings can be found on its official website: https://deq.nc.gov/about/boards-and-commissions/secretaries-science-advisory-board.
Remote participation options include joining via Webex or by phone. Details for accessing the webinar are provided by the Department.
