On a warm September evening in front of a packed house at Madison, Wisconsin’s Winnebago Arts Cafe, University of Wisconsin aquatic chemist...
Entries Tagged PFAS
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Feds Making Moves on PFAS Research and Regulation
As the conversation around per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water and biosolids fertilizer grows increasingly louder in the public sphere, many...
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WEFTEC Report: CETCO Offers FLOURO-SORB Media for PFAS Treatment
CETCO presented FLUORO-SORB adsorbent media for PFAS remediation and removal at WEFTEC in Chicago. The NSF-certified product designed to support remediation involving...
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News Briefs: California Blackouts Cause Water Shortage in Vallejo
Entry 243689In the midst of historic blackouts across the Bay Area of California, one water utility in the city of Vallejo faced...
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News Briefs: California Finds Widespread PFAS Contamination in Wells
Entry 244124Recent news out of California is serving as another part of a growing concern nationwide surrounding per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS),...
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Case Studies - November 2019
Ceramic membrane system solves disinfection byproduct challenge
Problem
In 2010, a pine beetle infestation at the Basin Creek Reservoir in Butte, Montana,...
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PFAS Update: EPA to Seek Input on Adding PFAS to Toxic Chemical List
As public concern continues to mount surrounding the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water, groundwater and biosolids, the U.S. Environmental...
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Product News - October 2019
Nidec Motor vertical HOLLOSHAFT inverter duty motors
Nidec Motor totally enclosed fan-cooled CORRO-DUTY vertical HOLLOSHAFT inverter duty motors are cast iron and designed...
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Are PFAS Regulations Going Too Far?
As if the wastewater industry didn’t have enough public perception issues, the conversation around per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) has reached a...
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A Small Vermont Town Removes PFAS Using Carbon
A small town in rural Vermont was experiencing high levels of PFAS in its water. The town quickly moved to mitigate the...
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Wisconsin Agency Asks Wastewater Plants to Test for PFAS
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is asking its largest municipal wastewater treatment plants to test for per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
The department...
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Researchers Find Nanoporous Material That Captures PFAS
Barely visible material that looks like tiny grains of sand may hold the key to removing an invisible health threat that has contaminated...
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What's to Be Done About PFAS in Wastewater and Biosolids? Here Are Two Perspectives on the Issue.
Yes. No. Maybe. Depends on the circumstances. Requires more research.
Like so many questions about contaminants in the environment, the issue of perfluorooctane...
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What's the Best Way to Deal With New and Emerging Environmental Contaminants in Wastewater?
When new pollutants start showing up in our waterways, clean-water plants often find themselves in the spotlight.
A new or emerging pollutant is...









