GSI Environmental PFAS experts have recently published two peer-reviewed scientific articles regarding a potential new approach for managing #PFAS in #groundwater. The key theme behind this research is that managing PFAS in groundwater is currently very challenging because most current in-situ groundwater remediation technologies are ineffective or not applicable to PFAS plumes. The proposed new approach evaluates if a suite of retention processes such as air/water partitioning, sorption, and matrix diffusion are strong enough to protect nearby groundwater receptors and allow the application of retention-based PFAS Monitored Natural Attenuation (MNA). This approach is summarized in these two recently published papers, both of which are open access with free downloads:
1. Monitored Natural Attenuation to Manage PFAS Impacts to Groundwater: Scientific Basis (Published in Groundwater Monitoring and Remediation) https://lnkd.in/eHci4M25
2. Monitored Natural Attenuation to Manage PFAS Impacts to Groundwater: Potential Guidelines (Published in the Remediation Journal). https://lnkd.in/ex8x3bEy
This PFAS MNA research was funded by GSI Environmental and authored by GSI PFAS experts Dr. Chuck Newell, Dr. David Adamson, Poonam Kulkarni, P.E., Dr. Blossom Nzeribe, Ph.D., and John A. Connor while at GSI; Dr. Jovan Popovic of the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command; and Dr. Hans Stroo of Stroo Consulting. The authors plan to further develop the retention-based PFAS MNA technology in an upcoming U.S. Dept. of Defense research project, Developing a Framework for Monitored Natural Attenuation at PFAS Sites, ESTCP Project ER21-5198, led by GSI’s Dr. David Adamson. https://lnkd.in/eyHzUtkZ
