What is PFAS?
Known as perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, PFAS is a man made compound and does not naturally degrade in the environment.
Also referred to as fluorochemicals, as well as the “Forever Chemical,” due to their persistency in the environment and humans, PFAS contains one or more carbon atoms whose carbon-hydrogen bonds are replaced by carbon-fluorine bonds. The carbon-fluorine bonds are the shortest and strongest chemical bonds, hence its chemical reactive stability and persistency.
PFAS has excellent heat, chemical and thermal stability; stain, water and dirt repellent and wetting; and surfactant properties. Hence, they are used in a wide variety of products and processes.
- Reduce CAPEX and increase operational efficiency.
- Exceed Australian regulations and guidelines for PFAS discharge levels.
- Produce dry, safe waste with no burial requirement or future liability — can be thermally oxidized.
- Protect local drinking water supplies in rural or remote environments.
- Remove other contaminants such as hydrocarbons, BTEX, and organo-metals within the same system.
- Compact system that can be easily mobilised between sites.
- Scalable flow rates — custom-designed for any application.
Globally PFAS can be found everywhere even in whales and polar bears in the Arctic. Since the discovery of the harmful effect of PFAS countries are now phasing out the production however more PFAS analytes are being discovered as product IP is being released.
Human impact has been confirmed from various sources around the world and most recently released by the University of Michigan has linked PFAS with Ovarian and Testicular cancers.
PFAS has a half life between 40-90 years and bio accumulates within the environment.
Environmental impact with water and land has also greatly affected the agriculture and horticulture ecosystem. Farming of meat and vegetable crops further impacts human health as PFAS passes through the food chain.
The world is connected by its oceans, and the persistence of the PFAS precursors and analytes enables the contaminants to travel across the globe without interference.
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