| April 2021 | Volume 11 | Issue 4 |
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| PFAS Remediation - Time To Clean Up Our Act
BY ALLISON MACKENZIE, Executive Vice President of Development, Public Affairs & Advocacy |
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With our world waking up to the realization some everyday products contain forever chemicals known as PFAS, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, scientists and engineers are working to find the most cost-effective, efficient, and environmentally responsible way to remediate them. The financial and technical challenges of remediating PFAS are cause for serious concern. With over 2,300 contaminated sites across the United States to clean-up, we need an efficient method for removing these toxic chemicals from our water, soil, and biota. But remediation efforts currently face two enormous hurdles: who will pay, and how will we clean up the environmental mess we are just beginning to uncover?
Part of the difficulty with PFAS remediation stems from the chemistry. PFAS contain carbon-fluorine bonds—some of the strongest bonds found in nature. This resiliency makes PFAS ideal for heat-resistant products like firefighting gear, water, oil, and grease repellent products like food wrappers, carpets, water-proof clothing, and non-stick cookware. The widespread usefulness and commercial profitability of PFAS has kept them in production since the 1940s and facilitated the development of over 3,000 different compounds. But the same chemical stability that makes PFAS useful also makes them resistant to the natural processes that break down other pollutants. Once released into the environment, these toxic chemicals bioaccumulate in the tissues of plants and animals and can disseminate far beyond the original point of exposure. In many ways, PFAS are a remediation nightmare...
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| SWB Shows Renewed Focus on Constituents of Emerging Concern |
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Man-made chemicals are everywhere in our modern world—in pharmaceuticals, health care products, pesticides, and cookware. But a vast array of the same chemicals present in our household goods also contaminate our environment and aquatic ecosystems. These Constituents of Emerging Concern, or CECs, are gaining
notoriety as potential hazards to marine environments, aquatic wildlife, and human health. In response to rapid advancements in testing and a growing body of literature surrounding emerging contaminants, the Southern California Coastal Water Research Project (SCCWRP) was asked by the State Water Board (SWB) in April, 2020, to reconvene the CEC Ecosystem Panel. The panel, tasked with updating previous recommendations for monitoring CECs, is on track to produce a new report by the end of the year.
The panel was first convened in 2009 to address the thousands of unregulated contaminants detected in California’s aquatic environments. These emerging contaminants enter watersheds through a variety of point and nonpoint sources—most commonly... read more
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| CARB and a Green, Energized Future for Riverside |
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| After four years of construction and a decade of planning, CARB (California Air Resource Board) will open the doors to their new facility in Riverside. The new facilities will expand CARB’s vehicle emission testing capabilities and provide vital, advanced equipment for air quality and climate change research. The facility’s close proximity to the University of California Riverside’s (UCR’s) campus also creates new opportunities for CARB and UCR to invest in cooperative environmental programs.
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Local Water Quality: Regional Boards Have a Plan For That! (read more)
March Showers Bring More Than April Flowers to Water Conservation (read more)
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Babcock Labs is CA ELAP accredited to perform all 18 analytes for EPA Method 537.1 and all 38 analytes under the DoD QSM 5.3. Also offered at Babcock Labs is EPA Method 533 for short-chain PFAs analytes. ( learn more)
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