PFAS RESOURCES
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PFAS Technology Options Provide Water Treatment Solutions4/24/2024
Per- and polyfluorinated substances (PFAS) continue to dominate the conversation as an emerging contaminant of concern due to their potential for adverse human health effects and continued regulation. This group of chemicals can be found in a wide variety of consumer products and drinking water.
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EPA Adds PFAS To CERCLA (Superfund) Law, Favoring Low-Waste Systems like BioLargo’s AEC4/23/2024
BioLargo, Inc. (OTCQB:BLGO), a company that creates and commercializes sustainable technologies to solve tough environmental and cleantech challenges, today provided commentary on the importance of a final decision by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate two per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) chemicals as “hazardous substances” under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), also known as the Superfund law.
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Introducing AquaKnight: Revolutionizing Water Filtration For A Cleaner And Safer Tomorrow4/22/2024
In a world where access to clean and safe water is increasingly vital, AquaKnight emerges as the steadfast guardian of clean drinking water in the ongoing battle against PFAS.
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New Water Quality Standards Will Result In Billions Being Spent To Remediate PFAS Contamination4/22/2024
Recently, the U.S. EPA announced long-awaited water quality standards outlining the maximum contaminant levels for PFAS contaminants in drinking water. This marks the first time national standards for a new contaminant have been added to the Safe Drinking Water Act since 1996. It represents, without doubt, an ominous alert that should be noted.
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Water Coalition Against PFAS Statement On Final EPA CERCLA Rule And Enforcement Memo4/19/2024
Today, the Water Coalition Against PFAS, a coalition of drinking water and wastewater sector organizations, released the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its final rule to classify PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA).
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NAWC Says EPA Superfund Designation For PFAS Shifts Liability From Polluters To Water Consumers4/19/2024
The National Association of Water Companies (NAWC) said the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) designation today of certain PFAS as hazardous under the nation’s Superfund law will push liability from polluters to communities.
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Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes Critical Rule To Clean Up PFAS Contamination To Protect Public Health4/19/2024
Today, April 19, 2024, the U.S. EPA is taking another step in its efforts to protect people from the health risks posed by exposure to “forever chemicals” in communities across the country. Exposure to PFAS has been linked to cancers, impacts to the liver and heart, and immune and developmental damage to infants and children. This final rule will designate two widely used PFAS chemicals, PFOA and PFOS, as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), also known as Superfund, and will help ensure that polluters pay to clean up their contamination.
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6 Steps To Complying With New PFAS Drinking Water Regulations4/19/2024In April 2024, the U.S. EPA released regulations for PFAS limits in municipal drinking water, greatly impacting municipalities and the water industry as a whole. There are several steps that can be taken to successfully navigate the upcoming regulations.
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Breaking Down Pollution: Texas A&M AgriLife Research Seeks Solution To ‘Forever Chemicals’4/19/2024
Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists are looking for a better way to remove or degrade stubborn pollutants, also called forever chemicals, from waste before they impact human and animal health.
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ALTRA | SANEXEN Wins The Water Sector Distinction Award From Réseau Environnement4/17/2024
ALTRA | SANEXEN won today the Water Sector Distinction Award from Réseau Environnement. This award is presented to an organization working in the field of drinking water or wastewater, and who has made an outstanding contribution in Quebec to the improvement and sound management of infrastructures or best practices in this field.
PFAS SOLUTIONS
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ACS ATOMUS® PF8 PFAS Removal Cartridge1/17/2024
ACS ATOMUS® PF8 features an NSF/ANSI 61 certified and proprietary filtration solution for the water treatment industry specifically designed to remove PFAS forever chemicals from drinking water.
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Media Evaluation And Analysis1/17/2024
Aqueous Vets has extensive experience selecting granular activated carbons and ion-exchange resins used to treat drinking water for both municipal and private utilities. Removal of Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), 1,2,3-Trichloroprane (TCP), Hydrogen Peroxide Quenching, Total Organic Carbon (TOC), VOC’s, Hydrocarbons, Perchlorate, Arsenic, and Hexavalent Chrome are typical.
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PFAS & Emerging Contaminants1/12/2024
Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and emerging contaminants don’t break down easily, making them difficult to remove from our water sources. Newterra offers pre-engineered adsorber filtration systems for effective removal at any flow rate.
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WaterGuard Water Filtration System1/10/2024
Harmsco’s WaterGuard™ Water Filtration System provides a “Whole House” water purification device that combines multiple filtration technologies in one compact filtration unit. First level is a prefilter followed by an Activated Carbon which will remove chlorine and PFOS/PFAS. Next, a 1-micron absolute pleated filter removes microscopic cysts such as cryptosporidium and giardia, and other fine particles. Then, the water enters a UV Sterilization chamber that inactivates viruses, bacteria, cryptosporidium and giardia.
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Leadership In Times Of Water Stress: Answers For Pressing Issues, Including PFAS12/5/2023
AqueoUS Vets (AV) is a water and wastewater treatment company with a unique name, one that references the service background of its founder while also invoking traits often attributed to the U.S. military — among them, committed leadership, such as that provided by AV's president and CEO, Dr. Mirka Wilderer.
PFAS MULTIMEDIA
In this episode of Water Talk, we sit down with Tonya Chandler from BioLargo.
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.