Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of man-made chemicals that have been in use since the 1940s in a wide array of consumer products. PFAS are persistent in the environment and bioaccumulate. Thermal treatment methods are currently applied to a variety of materials, including sewage sludge and granular activated carbon (GAC). The efficiency of thermal treatment methods is typically assessed using targeted PFAS quantification of approximately 30 compounds. This targeted approach can overlook products of incomplete combustion (PICs). Non-targeted analysis of PFAS is required to properly assess the efficacy of these thermal treatment methods and to determine the fate of these compounds in thermal treatment systems.

Thermal treatment of PFAS in environmental media

ACS Spring 2022

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