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EPA Awards Nearly $1.5 Million to Clarkson University to Develop and
Demonstrate Technology to Detect and Degrade PFAS
WASHINGTON – Today, August 27, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency is announcing $1,499,979 in research funding to Clarkson University to
develop and demonstrate nanosensor technology to detect, monitor and degrade
PFAS in groundwater and surface water that may be used as drinking water
sources.
“Advances in nanosensor technology can lead to innovative approaches and
critical solutions for PFAS removal,” said Chris Frey, Assistant
Administrator for EPA’s Office of Research and Development. “This research
grant will improve our ability to find and address PFAS, which will in turn
better protect communities and the environment from PFAS exposures.”
PFAS are a group of manufactured chemicals that have been used in industry and
consumer products since the 1940s because of their useful properties. There
are thousands of different PFAS, some of which have been more widely used and
studied than others. Perfluorooctanoic Acid and Perfluorooctane Sulfonate, for
example, are two of the most widely used and studied chemicals in the PFAS
group. PFOA and PFOS have been replaced in the United States with other PFAS
in recent years. One common characteristic of concern of PFAS is that many
break down very slowly and can build up in people, animals and the environment
over time.
With this research funding, the team at Clarkson University will develop a new
portable nanosensing technology, developed as a stand-alone unit with
interchangeable sensing and degradation units, to rapidly estimate the level
of PFAS exposure, degrade the PFAS and measure the effectiveness of
remediation efforts. The project team will create, validate and put into
practice this integrated nanosensor technology for measuring and destroying
PFAS in wastewater and groundwater.
Learn more about the project.
Learn more about EPA research grants.
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