Thermal Treatment of PFAS Contaminated Materials

Thermal Treatment of PFAS Contaminated Materials

Evaluating Treatment

PFAS impacted sites such as fire training facilities, military installations, and airports are faced with the challenge of disposing bulk quantities of contaminated soil, but the chemical and thermal stability of PFAS leaves questions regarding the treatment feasibility of PFAS within traditional incineration technologies. A “mass-balance” accounting for volatile products of incomplete combustion (PICs) has yet to be addressed regarding PFAS decomposition in thermal treatment processes; contaminated soils from across the state are being treated in a lab-scale system with full emissions characterization to address this gap and inform future materials management.