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The historical use of Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF), which contains PFAS, has led to possible implications to human health and the environment. AFFF is used in a variety of situations such as emergency response, fire suppression systems, and fire-fighting training. Over time, AFFF entered our environment and ultimately impacts airports, fire training sites, military bases, and more. As regulations are promulgated to address PFAS contamination, the airport community is facing pressure to begin the process to investigate, test, and remediate contamination. Changing regulations are expected to be seen at both the individual state and national levels and will determine the treatment and future management of these contaminants while potentially creating future liabilities. Airport PFAS Treatment is becoming a critical focus area to ensure compliance and environmental safety.

For many years, PFAS compounds, due to their ability to be resistant to heat, water, and oil, have been used in products such as paper food packaging, firefighting foams, carpeting, apparel, upholstery, and more. Various industries, including but not limited to chemical manufacturing, semiconductor manufacturing, textile mills, centralized water treatment, pulp/paper/paperboard manufacturing, coatings/paint/varnish manufacturing, and more, may have PFAS-impacted groundwater, surface water, stormwater, and wastewater due to their use of PFAS. To date, the EWG has found over 40,000 industrial and municipal sites that have produced or used/suspected of using PFAS in their processes.

Since the earliest days of treating PFAS on military installations, ECT2 has been a proud partner of the Department of Defense for protecting human health and the environment. Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) has been a critical tool in fire suppression and fire-training at military bases worldwide. Its effectiveness in rapidly controlling fires has made it the go-to solution for Military Base Water Treatment. However, while invaluable in fighting fires, AFFF contains PFAS, which is known to have environmental impacts and led to contamination in both soil and water.

Companies and individuals in the solid waste industry are starting to receive pressure from municipalities and regulatory agencies due to high concentrations of PFAS often found in leachate due to passively receiving PFAS through a multitude of products.. Additionally, increases in hauling costs and potential rejections is leading the solid waste community to seek out solutions for PFAS removal from landfill leachate. We are able to offer services that include the pre-treatment of leachate prior to direct discharge, all the way to a comprehensive treatment solution for contaminated waters.