Emerging Compounds Treatment

PFAS

What is PFAS?

The Challenge in Treating For PFAS

There are over 15,000 different types of PFAS chemicals!

Highly soluble and not easily removed with standard water treatment technologies.

Long lasting chemicals that do not break-down over time.

Hence, FOREVER Chemicals.

There are over 57,000 sites in US contaminated with PFAS.

Data on Canada is not yet available.

The discharge limits for PFAS depend on the local regulations and the type of PFAS. In the US, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has not yet established federal drinking water standards for PFAS. However, some states have established their own standards. In Canada, there are no federal regulations for PFAS in drinking water. However, some provinces have established their own guidelines.

Local regulations limit the groundwater standards at 8 PPT for and 16 PPT for PFOS.