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EPA Research to Support Source/Site Characterization and Cleanup - Lansing
Citation:
Burkhardt, J., M. Mills, AND T. Speth. EPA Research to Support Source/Site Characterization and Cleanup - Lansing. Michigan AWWA Seminar: Emerging Contaminants, Lansing, MI, March 25, 2019.
Impact/Purpose:
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of man-made chemicals found in a wide range of consumer products that are persistent in the environment and in the human body. These chemicals, which may lead to adverse human health effects, have been found in drinking water systems impacted by contamination events associated with facilities or sites that produced or used these chemicals (e.g., for firefighting). This presentation will broadly cover the following four components of EPA ORD’s PFAS remediation research program: (1) analytical methods development; (2) site characterization and source identification; (3) treatment and remediation technologies; and (4) technical assistance.
Description:
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of man-made chemicals found in a wide range of consumer products that are persistent in the environment and in the human body. These chemicals, which may lead to adverse human health effects, have been found in drinking water systems impacted by contamination events associated with facilities or sites that produced or used these chemicals (e.g., for firefighting). This presentation will broadly cover the following four components of EPA ORD’s PFAS remediation research program: (1) analytical methods development; (2) site characterization and source identification; (3) treatment and remediation technologies; and (4) technical assistance.