PFAS, a chemical with a difficult to pronounce name, is, nevertheless, a concern for a growing number of people. They include Andrea Amico of Portsmouth. She and two others founded testing atpease.com. They want to know what effect on their children and other chemicals contained in fire fighting foam at the former Pease air force base have on their bodies. The chemical is described as a forever chemical, and is still used, even in manufacturing and military installations nationwide. Roger Wood, in this podcast, talks to Andrea Amico of Portsmouth, whose children grew up in the Shadow of Pease pollution.
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Andrea Amico
Andrea Amico is a Portsmouth resident, wife, and mother of three children. Her husband worked for a business on the Pease Tradeport for almost 9 years and her two older children attended daycare at the Pease Tradeport starting at the age of 12 weeks old. Her family has been directly exposed to contaminated drinking water while at Pease and she has worked tirelessly since learning of the contamination in May of 2014 to raise awareness, push for answers, and advocate for action for the Pease community. She has a Masters of Science in Occupational Therapy and has worked in the healthcare field for over 14 years. Her journey as a clean water advocate at Pease has presented her many opportunities to raise awareness at the national level. She attended the first National PFAS EPA Summit in May 2018; she testified at the first ever Senate hearing on PFAS in September 2018; she attended the President’s State of the Union address as US Senator Jeanne Shaheen’s guest in February in 2019; and she gave a TEDx talk titled “PFAS and a Mother’s Journey to Becoming A Clean Water Advocate “ in September 2019.
Roger Wood is an award winning radio, newspaper and television journalist, with over 40 years of experience in the media. Roger has spent his entire professional career in New Hampshire. Roger currently serves as associate publisher at InDepthNH.org. He has produced news and special feature reports for InDepthNH, New Hampshire Public Radio, NPR, and other Public and commercial radio stations. He also produced spot news for CBS Radio.