PFAS in the Environment

Methods and solutions to protect the environment against PFAS, in line with new regulations by US and EU authorities

PFAS in the Environment comprehensively summarizes the chemical and ecotoxicological properties of different types of per- and polyfluorinated alkanes (PFAS) as well as current and emerging detection methods, known and suspected health risks, and removal technologies from water and soil. This book considers the recently enacted and much stricter regulations set by the US EPA and its European counterpart on the production and use of PFAS. A special focus is placed on how water treatment plants may be upgraded to reduce PFAS content in drinking water.

In PFAS in the Environment, readers will find information on:

Occurrence, distribution, fate/transport, and behavior of PFAS
Climate change threats posed by PFAS
Case studies detailing cutting-edge research and remediation of PFAS
Global regulations of PFAS
Strategies to phase out PFAS from industrial and consumer products and ultimately achieve a PFAS-free environment

Author Biography

Rao Y. Surampalli is Distinguished Visiting Professor in several universities, and President and Chief Executive Officer of the Global Institute for Energy, Environment and Sustainability (GIEES) in Lenexa, USA.

Tian C. Zhang is Professor in the department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL), USA.

Sir Bashir M. Al-Hashimi is ARM Professor and Vice-President for Research and Innovation at King’s College London, UK.

Chih-Ming Kao is Distinguished Professor in the Institute of Environmental Engineering at the National Sun Yat-sen University in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

Makarand M. Ghangrekar is Institute Chair Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India.

Puspendu Bhunia is Professor at the School of Infrastructure, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, India.

Sovik Das is Assistant Professor at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India.