Sydney Evans, MPH

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Senior Science Analyst, Data Science Research

Sydney Evans focuses on cumulative risk and exposure analysis of drinking water contaminants across the U.S. and is involved in researching contamination from the “forever chemicals” known as PFAS. She leads EWG laboratory testing projects on PFAS, pesticides and drinking water contaminants. Evans has a master’s degree in public health, with an emphasis on environmental health from Indiana University Bloomington and a Bachelor of Arts in chemistry from the University of Virginia. When not busy analyzing test data, Sydney spends her free time indulging her passions for painting and playing board games with friends.

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Not every filter is good for everything.

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Associated Press

We need to disinfect drinking water so that people don't get different pathogens.

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Fortune

All of those same properties that make them really resistant to water, it also makes them pretty indestructible in the environment. They are almost impossible to break down.

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US News & World Reports

Babies and young children are particularly vulnerable to the health risks posed by pesticides in food – and food is the way most children will be exposed to pesticides.

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The Guardian

The end goal is people wouldn’t have to buy a water filter… but that’s just not the reality.

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USA Today

We need strong new state and federal actions to eliminate sources of PFAS pollution.

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The Guardian