“Forever Chemicals” No More: Delivering Innovative PFAS Destruction Solutions

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Our team of PFAS experts are taking on a new challenge! Together with VEI Contracting, Inc. (VEI), a Canadian small-business remediation solutions provider, we are working to demonstrate technology that is capable of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) destruction in contaminated media.

The Environmental Challenge Of PFAS

PFAS are widely detected in soil, groundwater, and surface water, and have become one of today’s most significant environmental issues. Known as “forever chemicals” because they are highly resistant to breakdown and can be found in the environment for decades. Parsons has been working on technologies to destroy PFAS, rather than cleaning it up and storing the chemicals.

Government Support For PFAS Destruction Innovation

VEI has received advisory services and funding support from the Government of Canada to undertake this PFAS destruction testing as part of the “Destruction of PFAS compounds in contaminated media” challenge through the Innovative Solutions Canada (ISC) program. The Phase 1 ISC funding will allow the VEI and Parsons team to develop a proof of concept to demonstrate the feasibility of Parsons’ proprietary PFAS destruction technology in the aqueous phase including water, wastewater and groundwater. 

Advancing PFAS Destruction Technology With Parsons’ Photochemical Solution

Parsons’ Photochemical PFAS destruction technology is patent-pending developed through internal research and development. This ISC project will allow Parsons and VEI to complete a desktop demonstration of the technology’s ability to destroy 99 percent of the PFAS in water or wastewater. Future phases of the challenge will look to demonstrate success in field applications.