Integrated methods to treat per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)-contaminated water matrices

拟议的国际合作目标是清除和销毁全氟烷基和多氟烷基物质。我们将探索各种最先进的治疗方法的潜力（例如，离子交换、电氧化和基于紫外线（UV）的）来降解各种水基质中的PFAS，例如含水成膜泡沫（AFFF）影响的地下水和垃圾渗滤液。通过将不同的PFAS降解机制协调成混合技术解决方案，我们将能够从水基质中去除广泛的PFAS。该项目将对处理充满PFAS的水基质和修复PFAS影响的环境产生影响，例如北美和世界各地众多机场、消防站和工业设施中AFFF污染的土壤和地下水。通过与合作者的实验室交换高素质人员（HQP）、前沿知识、实验室技能和资源，催化剂项目将为加拿大研究人员提供一个发展前沿见解和研究实力的机会。该合作不仅将促进加拿大和美国PFAS污染的修复，还将为解决世界上其他紧迫的环境和技术挑战提供帮助。

The proposed international collaboration targets the removal and destruction of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). We will explore the potential of various state-of-the-art treatment processes (e.g., ion exchange, electro-oxidation, and ultraviolet (UV)-based) to degrade PFAS from various water matrices, such as aqueous film-forming foams (AFFF)-impacted groundwater and landfill leachate. By harmonizing different PFAS degradation mechanisms into a hybrid technological solution, we will be able to remove a wide spectrum of PFAS from water matrices. The project will have implications for treatment of PFAS-laden water matrices and remediation of PFAS-impacted environments, such as AFFF-contaminated soil and groundwater at the numerous airports, fire stations, and industrial facilities in North America and the world. By exchanging highly qualified personnel (HQP), frontier knowledge, and laboratory skills and resources with the collaborators' laboratories, the Catalyst project will offer an opportunity for Canadian researchers to develop leading-edge insights and research strength. The collaboration will not only catalyze the remediation of PFAS contamination in Canada and the US but also shed light upon the resolution of other pressing environmental and technological challenges in the world.