5.5 Technologies to Remove or Reduce the Presence of PFAS in Wastewater and Water Treatment Plants

PFAS or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances are present in almost everything we have used in the past few decades and is one of the current emerging contaminates of concern. Researchers at UGA and Georgia Tech are working to evaluate and improve eight different technologies which may be potentially used in water and wastewater treatment plants for Rural Communities to remove PFAS for the protection of their citizens. This presentation will present information on the eight technologies being researched, how they perform, and how these different technologies could be used in treatment trains in rural communities to remove PFAS. The presentation will also include ways the information is being shared with various groups including the local government officials to help better inform them of technologies being used to remove these emerging contaminates of concern to protect public health.