EPA Proposes Adding 9 PFAS as Hazardous Constituents

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that it is proposing to list nine per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as hazardous constituents under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. This action represents another significant step in the regulation of PFAS.

Researchers Use Electron Beams to Eradicate PFAS

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, in collaboration with 3M, have successfully demonstrated that an electron beam can destroy the two most common types of PFAS in water — PFOA and PFOS.

Understanding Short-Circuiting in a Wastewater Treatment System

Short-circuiting is a condition that occurs when water flows along a nearly direct pathway from the inlet to the outlet of a tank or basin, often resulting in shorter contact, reaction, or settling times in comparison with the calculated or presumed detention times.1

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