CWEA PFAS Government Affairs Committee Webinar

Thu, Oct 31, 2024 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EDT

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We will begin with a brief recap of the topics focused on by the EPA/WEF at the Fly-In during water week by Liz Colletti the Chair of GAC. Jim will present the following. Owing to the unique properties of the carbon-fluorine bond, PFAS are physically and chemically stable, have very low surface energies, and have excellent surfactant properties. Past and current uses of PFAS include uses in drilling fluids, heat transfer fluids, and to impart film-forming properties (i.e., allowing water to “wet” an oil surface) in aqueous film-forming foams (AFFFs). Additional uses of PFAS include coatings and inks, floor waxes, photographic emulsions, cleaning agents, lens anti-fog solutions, plating liquids, the manufacture of polymeric PFAS, mold-releasing agents, oil- and water-resistant surface treatments, and dry cleaning. These same properties that make PFAS useful in a broad variety of commercial, industrial, and consumer applications also have unique consequences towards their behavior in the environment and for treatment of these compounds. This talk will cover “the advanced basics” of PFAS definition, properties, and environmental chemistry and distribution, the implications for management and use of water resources, and will present an overview of the current landscape of remedial technologies.