PFAS Effluent Treatment System (PETS)
Mobile system treats per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
ERDC has developed a mobile treatment system to remove per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from water. Used for a wide variety of industrial, agricultural, and commercial applications, PFAS are present virtually everywhere in the world because of the large amounts that have been manufactured and used over the decades. ERDC’s PFAS Effluent Treatment System (PETS) offers a portable and cost-effective alternative to other current methods being used to reduce PFAS concentrations in water.
PETS’ compact design allows it to operate anywhere as a trailer-mounted mobile unit and monitor and remediate PFAS remotely. In addition, PETS can be deployed and re-deployed, making it up to 90 times less expensive over a five-year period than traditional cleanup methods such as industrial-scale systems or incineration. Furthermore, PETS (designed to treat smaller quantities of less than 250,000 gallons) makes it economically feasible to address environmental hazards in smaller areas. ERDC’s PETS is set to play a critical role in protecting human health and the environment for current and future generations.
Benefits:
- Robust: Demonstrated treatment of PFAS-impacted sites that contain high sediment, high organic content, and high salinity
- Versatile: Control system allows for remote monitoring and operation
- Low-cost: Up to 90 times less expensive over a five-year period than traditional cleanup methods
- Portable: Mobile unit is easily transported with a medium-sized forklift
- Safer: Reduces PFAS concentrations in water to non-detectable levels eliminating the threat to human health and the environment
Applications:
- Environmental remediation (e.g., wastewater treatment, groundwater treatment)
- Water filtration (e.g., treatment, purification)
- Disaster relief
- Investigative Derived Waste (IDW)
- Public works (e.g., water treatment, water purification, wastewater treatment, water recycling)
- Textile industry
- Construction (e.g., site dewatering operations)
- Firefighting (e.g., Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) training areas)
- Military (e.g., bases, expeditionary forces)
