[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: Defense Department research on PFAS remediation

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

ESTCP and Defense Innovation Unit Partner to Advance Remediation of PFAS at U.S. Defense Installations

SERDP-ESTCP
November 20, 2023

The Department of Defense (DoD) has launched a cohort of prototype projects to demonstrate treatment technologies for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS)-impacted media. PFAS are very stable in the environment, due to their unique chemical structure, and are relatively resistant to natural breakdown processes. Spread across three DoD-identified installations, these efforts will demonstrate new technologies targeting these chemicals through a partnership with the DoD’s Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP), the Air Force, the Navy, and the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU). Ten companies have been awarded prototype contracts under this effort.

“ESTCP has partnered with DIU as a way to conduct advanced demonstrations of these prototype projects to address this high-priority issue. With a successful demonstration, these prototypes will be able to provide treatment options for DoD installations impacted by PFAS,” said Dr. Andrea Leeson, ESTCP Deputy Director and Environmental Restoration Program Manager.

Over many decades, aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) has been used to suppress fires. These firefighting substances contain PFAS, and have been shown to migrate into soil and groundwater.

The ESTCP and DIU Environmental Remediation & Restoration from PFAS Initiative combines and compares methods that concentrate and destroy PFAS both on and off-site. The selected projects consist of three discrete actions for PFAS-impacted media: water source remediation, soil treatment, and PFAS destruction.


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For the entire article, see
https://serdp-estcp.mil/newsitems/details/06b6078c-8a2f-47cf-b558-01e427db0150/estcp-and-diu-partner-to-advance-remediation-of-pfas-at-us-defense-installations

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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