PFAS RESOURCES
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Washington State Issues Enforcement Order Against U.S. Army Over Yakima Training Center Contamination2/1/2023
The U.S. Army’s Yakima Training Center contains dozens of sites contaminated by chemical spills and toxic waste, including some that have threatened drinking water supplies in nearby wells.
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Town Of Wayland Files Lawsuit Against Aqueous Film-Forming Foam Manufacturers Over PFAS Contamination2/1/2023
The Town of Wayland announces that it has filed a lawsuit against multiple manufacturers of aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) for their involvement in the manufacture and sale of products containing per and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
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BioLargo, Inc. Discusses 125% Revenue Increase For 2022 With The Stock Day Podcast2/1/2023
The Stock Day Podcast welcomed BioLargo, Inc. (OTCQB: BLGO), a company that invents, develops, and commercializes innovative technologies in the cleantech space, including for PFAS contamination, advanced water and wastewater treatment, industrial odor and VOC control, air quality control, and infection control.
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Heritage-Crystal Clean, Allonnia, Revive Environmental, And EPOC Enviro Launch 4never, The First Full-Scale, Closed-Loop PFAS Solution In The Market1/31/2023
Heritage-Crystal Clean Inc. through its wholly-owned subsidiary, a leading provider of environmental and industrial services, today announces a new partnership with Allonnia, Revive Environmental, and EPOC Enviro to launch 4never, the first closed-loop PFAS remediation solution, to the landfill and industrial waste management markets.
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EPA Takes Key Step To Stop Unsafe PFAS From Reentering Commerce1/27/2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a rule that would prevent companies from starting or resuming the manufacture, processing or use of an estimated 300 per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) that have not been made or used for many years without a complete EPA review and risk determination.
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Researchers Find U.S. Freshwater Fish Are Highly Contaminated With PFAS1/25/2023
The spread of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) — also known as “forever chemicals,” and arguably the most high-profile drinking water contaminant in the country — appears even more pervasive than previously thought, according to new research into the contaminants’ impact on the environment.
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Tackling The PFAS Crisis In 20231/24/2023
2022 may be heralded as the year that PFAS took center stage in the effort to provide safe drinking water access for all. Some states began enacting laws targeting the “forever chemicals,” and the U.S. EPA took major steps to designate two of the most widely used PFAS as hazardous substances under CERCLA. However, concerns that the progress may not be enough to adequately combat PFAS have only intensified.
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EPA Announces Plans For Wastewater Regulations And Studies, Including Limits For PFAS, New Study For Nutrients1/20/2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has just released Effluent Guidelines Program Plan 15 (Plan 15), which lays out how the Agency will work to protect the nation’s waterways by following the science and the Clean Water Act to develop technology-based pollution limits and studies on wastewater discharges from industrial sources.
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Magnetic Method To Clean PFAS Contaminated Water1/20/2023
Researchers at The University of Queensland have pioneered a simple, fast and effective technique to remove PFAS chemicals from water.
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EPA Proposes To Add Environmental Justice, Climate Change, And PFAS To National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives For FY 2024-20271/19/2023
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it is seeking public comment on its proposal to address environmental justice, climate change, and PFAS contamination in its National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives (NECIs).
PFAS SOLUTIONS
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PFAS Concentrated Waste Disposal Solved2/2/2023
AVANTech has developed a proven, field tested strategy for minimizing waste generation and eliminating potential landfill leaching, and ultimately breaking the PFAS life cycle.
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Putting PFAS In The Past1/13/2023Michelle Bellanca, CEO of cleantech company Claros Technologies, shares her thoughts on how to fix the nation's PFAS problem.
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Per- And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Treatment And Removal1/9/2023
It is from their nuclear experience that AVANTech’s expertise in the removal of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) was developed. The low concentrations of PFAS in wastewater and the hazardous nature of concentrated adsorbents are similar to those in past applications.
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Understanding New PFAS Rules For Water12/20/2022A flurry of proposed PFAS rules, combined with ongoing legal challenges and uncertainties, have left many in the drinking water community confused about what it all means for the industry. To answer some common questions, I sat down with two experts: Craig Butt of SCIEX and Christopher Higgins of the Colorado School of Mines.
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GAC Small Scale Treatment Solutions9/20/2022
AdEdge has developed standardized systems to help municipalities and their consulting engineers address contaminants as quickly and cost effectively as possible while not sacrificing on key design features that will allow for simple operation and a long system life.
PFAS MULTIMEDIA
In this episode of Water Talk, Angela Godwin meets with Martin Bureau to discuss how PFAS is affecting communities and what solutions ALTRA is providing.
ABOUT PFAS
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of man-made chemicals that have sometimes been called “forever chemicals” for their persistent nature in the environment, difficulty to remove through treatment, and bioaccumulation in humans and animals. Two types of PFAS — perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) — have been identified as toxic by the U.S. EPA, while many more of the nearly 5,000 PFAS formulas are either suspected contaminants or have yet to be studied thoroughly. Originally developed for non-stick coatings, stain-repellant fabric treatments, and firefighting foams, PFAS are especially prevalent near former areas of high use — such as manufacturing facilities, airports, military bases, or the sites of large fires — yet widely problematic.
In February 2020, the EPA issued preliminary determinations to regulate PFOA and PFOS under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) and establish the first national PFAS monitoring and treatment requirements for drinking water utilities (see EPA’s PFAS Action Plan). Numerous U.S. states, however, have already developed rules and guidance for PFAS.
This solution center addresses the topics and questions most important to drinking water professionals as the PFAS issue evolves — How does PFAS get into drinking water? How do utilities monitor for PFAS? What treatment technologies remove PFAS? What are the regulatory limits for PFAS? — with answers provided through breaking news stories, editorial insight, and technical discussions.