Granular activated carbon and ion exchange are two technologies proven effective in treating waters that contain PFAS.One issue with both is that,...
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Locally Optimized PFAS Treatment Systems Take GAC and ION Exchange to New Levels
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Tackling PFAS Is Just One of the High Priorities Faced Daily by This New Hampshire Operator
Rising costs. Tightening regulations. New contaminants. Increased public scrutiny.The water-wastewater profession faces significant challenges, notes Brian Goetz, deputy director of public works...
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The Water Council to Host Water Leaders Summit Oct. 5-6
Treatment Plant Operator is a media sponsor of the 2022 Water Leaders Summit, being held by The Water Council at the Harley-Davidson...
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The Nation’s Largest Ion Exchange PFAS Treatment Plant Is an Example of Proactive Response to an Issue
History will have a lot to say about 2021, the year when vaccines began to overtake the COVID virus and the world...
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Chemists Discover Simple Method to Destroy Some PFAS
If you're despairing at recent reports that Earth's water sources have been thoroughly infested with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), making even...
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Texas A&M Researchers Develop Bioremediation Material to Remove PFAS
A novel bioremediation technology for cleaning up per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) has been developed by Texas A&M AgriLife researchers. The material has potential...
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When Talking Biosolids, Don't Dodge the Criticisms, But Be Sure to Accentuate the Positives
Biosolids recycling has always existed under a cloud. Some people have concerns about odor. Heavy metals. Pathogens.
Then there are the mischaracterizations of...
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EPA Awards Grant to Students to Address PFAS in Drinking Water
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently awarded $25,000 to University of Missouri engineering sustainability students to design, fabricate and test a point-of-use...
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New EPA PFAS Advisories: What Now? WEF Offers Advice
The U.S. EPA’s new interim drinking water health advisories for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have water utility leaders asking: What should we...
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EPA Releases Stringent Health Advisories for PFAS in Drinking Water
On June 15 the U.S. EPA issued updated health advisories for four perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water that are significantly lower...
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News Briefs: Treatment Plant Taken Offline After Main Break in Odessa, Texas
Entry 242160Crews in Odessa, Texas, were scrambling ahead of a heat wave June 15 to repair a major main break that left...
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How to Turn Your Public Against You
So, testing has revealed trace amounts of PFAS in your drinking water wells or the biosolids from your clean-water plant.
When members of...
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EPA Issues First Test Order Under National Testing Strategy for PFAS
As a part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap, the agency issued the first in a series of Toxic Substances...
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New Photochemical Treatment Breaks Down PFAS
Once dubbed “forever chemicals,” per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) might be in the market for a new nickname.That’s because adding iodide to a...
