PFAS in the Water and Wastewater Sectors: Fundamentals, Management, and Treatment

by Federation, Water Environment

• ISBN13: 9781572784147
• ISBN10: 1572784148
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2023-10-31
• Publisher: Water Environment Federation

Summary

This collection of essays provides a state of the field on PFAS from a variety of perspectives within the water sector. Contributors include experts in industrial wastewater, municipal water management, and public health, with each contributor highlighting a different facet of the impact of PFAS in water and wastewater and providing guidance on the responses necessary to limit the chemicals’ negative effects. The collection covers the current understanding of PFAS, the implications for human health, and the growing regulatory framework, as well as the various treatments available for water, wastewater, groundwater, biosolids, leachates and soil/sediments. Our understanding of PFAS, its effects, and the necessary responses is still evolving— this collection is not intended to answer all outstanding questions, but rather to further this critical conversation within and around the water sector.

Author Biography

WEF's peer-reviewed standards and other publications are intended to provide information through a review of technical practices and detailed procedures that research and experience have shown to be functional and practical. These peer-review standards and other publications are essential to helping water quality professionals enhance their skills, further their technical knowledge, and advance their careers.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Industrial and Global Sources of PFAS Chapter 3 Toxicology Chapter 4 PFAS?National Level Regulations Updates ? Chapter 5 PFAS State Action Updates? Chapter 6 Legal Ramifications for Industrial and Commercial Water Chapter 7 Sampling and Analysis Challenges Chapter 8 PFAS Modeling in Wastewater and Groundwater Chapter 9 Industrial Source Control Chapter 10 Liquid and Solid Phase Treatment Overview Chapter 11 Emerging Technologies for PFAS Control Chapter 12 Activated Carbon/Ion Exchange Basics and Applications in Industrial Treatment Chapter 13 Reverse Osmosis Basics and Applications in Industrial Treatment Chapter 14 PFAS Treatment in Municipal Wastewater Chapter 15 PFAS Drinking Water Treatment Chapter 16 Groundwater Chapter 17 PFAS Leachate Occurrence and Treatment Chapter 18 PFAS in Water Reuse Applications Chapter 19 Biosolids and Residuals Chapter 20 Soil and Sediment Remediation