[CPEO-MEF] PFAS, TECHNOLOGY: Navy plans to inject a state-of-the-art powdered charcoal into Alameda Point (CA) groundwater

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Navy to Lock Down PFAS in Groundwater with Carbon

By Richard Bangert
Alameda Post (CA)
November 16, 2022

The Navy is ramping up plans to inject a state-of-the-art powdered charcoal product into PFAS-contaminated groundwater at Alameda Point according to an October 13, 2022, cleanup document posted on the California Department of Toxic Substances Control website. The project will take place at a small area where Navy firefighters trained with PFAS-containing fire suppression foam next to the Oakland Estuary. The goal is to prevent the migration of PFAS into the Oakland Estuary.

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Until recently, the only effective method of preventing PFAS chemicals from entering a drinking water aquifer or surface water was pumping the water out through a charcoal filter system and releasing the treated water back underground. This is a costly energy-intensive method that must operate around the clock, and it generates a waste stream of filtered-out PFAS that must be disposed of in a landfill where it could leach out into groundwater in the future.

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For the entire article, see
https://alamedapost.com/news/navy-to-lock-down-pfas-in-groundwater-with-carbon/#

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
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