Beyond The PFAS Ban: Short Chains, Smarter Treatment, And The Bigger Picture

Everyone agrees PFAS is a problem, so why not just ban it? According to Tonya Chandler, President of BioLagro Equipment Solutions and Technologies, the real story is far more complicated. Known across the industry as “the PFAS Lady” for her popular technology-agnostic training seminars, Chandler joins Water Online’s Angela Godwin to explain why a total ban isn’t realistic and why simply moving PFAS from one place to another keeps the cycle going.

The conversation then turns to what’s coming next. As monitoring expands to short-chain and ultra-short-chain compounds, conventional treatment technologies face real limits. Chandler introduces the Aqueous Electrostatic Concentrator, an emerging technology now operating at its first drinking water installation under the watch of regulators, and shares where it’s headed beyond drinking water. She also previews BioLagro’s work in odor control, leachate treatment, and water reuse for data centers.