Contrary to popular thought, microplastic contamination in the ocean doesn’t all come from plastic bottles. Textiles are one of the largest unregulated contributors to microplastics in the ocean

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it will improve transparency of environmental enforcement by making their Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) tool integrated with environmental justice (EJ) metrics.

Oxidation by electrochemistry can treat PFAS-laden waters without creating a secondary waste stream. Traditionally, other water treatment methods only remove PFAS constituents and concentrate them into a waste stream that must then be disposed.

In the field of science which includes soil pollution, natural attenuation applies to nature’s ability to reduce the toxicity, mobility, volume or concentration of contaminants in water and soil.

On April 28, 2022, ten water organizations representing American utilities that treat public wastewater, drinking water, stormwater, and reuse water, submitted a letter to Congress for an exemption from PFAS liability under CERCLA.

The new advisory is thousands of times stricter than what the EPA advised in 2016 under Obama. It also adds PFBS and GenX to the list, which were previously thought to be safe alternatives.

January saw 29,000 counterfeit water purifying filters from China. The problem is that not only will contaminants remain in your water, but fake filters can also leach chemicals into otherwise clean taps.

PFAS news is changing daily, and journalists may want to wait and see how things shake out. Regulatory agencies are still in the process of formalizing data, analyses, and regulations.

RO filters remove both long-chain and short-chain PFAS constituents for clean drinking water. The small under-sink treatment system plugs in next to your kitchen sink disposal.

A recent United States Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) article simultaneously praises and disparages manufacturers over arbitrary factors rather than toxic chemical content.

Creating infographics can quickly turn your map into a visually appealing piece more easily digested by readers.

Since EPA has not yet finalized their methodology for measuring PFAS in non-drinking water, the Department of Defense has defined a methodology to sample and analyze 40 PFAS in environmental media (water, soil, air) to meet requirements under CERCLA, CWA, and RECRA.

PFAS detection on your site? You have remediation options

Abstract from my talk at the American Water Works Association Conference

PFAS is the emerging contaminant that is already here. In fact, it's just about everywhere in our environment.

Rather than attempting to find sources of PFAS (polluters) via large sampling programs of stormwater effluent, some states are requesting, requiring, or ordering local wastewater treatment plants to provide PFAS concentration data.

The new guiding document is 601 pages, not including the supporting documents that explain its organization and draft history.

They protect the environment and raise the quality of life for all of us.

'Hydrogeology' has become an umbrella term for anything involving water and earth.