Protecting Public Health Webinar PFAS Treatment: State of the Art
Attend this webinar to learn about treatment technologies recognized for providing demonstrated PFAS removal and the requirements for selecting among these technologies.
The presence of PFAS compounds in source water and drinking water is of increasing public concern due to their widespread use and environmental persistence. As a community of water professionals, AWWA and its members share EPA’s desire to keep harmful levels of PFAS out of the nation’s drinking water.
Unfortunately, treatment options for these select PFAS are few, expensive, and have limitations. Research to-date demonstrates limited PFAS removal through conventional water treatment. At present, there are three recognized effective treatment technologies for PFAS removal from contaminated water: activated carbon, anion exchange, and membrane filtration.Attend this webinar to learn about treatment technologies and how selecting among these technologies requires understanding and integrating:
• Treatment objectives
• Source water characteristics
• Treatment scenario (e.g., facility size, retrofit limitations, existing unit processes, etc.)
• Secondary impacts (e.g., operational feasibility, waste stream disposal, etc.)
• Fiscal constraints for capital and operating expenses