This article published in Water Canada discusses the environmental remediation professionals who are leading the efforts to address the problem of PFAS in groundwater.
Article highlights:
- Rick McGregor, President of InSitu Remediation Services, Ltd., was the first to demonstrate successful in-situ treatment of PFAS in groundwater
- Modelling results at the first successful site in Canada indicate the colloidal activated carbon (CAC) treatment will contain PFAS within the treatment zone for more than 60 years.
- In-situ treatment of PFAS with CAC is now being implemented at a fraction of the cost of operating a groundwater extraction and sorption system.
- This method is now being used internationally with sites seeing successful results around the globe.
Groundwater is a critical resource that is “overlooked and undervalued,” with its degradation incurring “enormous costs for society,” according to the Expert Panel on Groundwater. Public awareness is now rising due to the problem of PFAS contamination in groundwater. The societal cost to address PFAS will be steep—one estimate suggests 42,000 sites and $80 billion for cleanup worldwide.
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About the Author:
Ryan Moore
PFAS Program Manager, REGENESIS
Ryan Moore has 20 years of experience as an environmental project manager and laboratory account executive relating to multimedia contamination sites throughout the U.S. His experience focused on site investigations of soil and groundwater contamination, corrective action evaluations, operation & maintenance of remediation systems, large soil removal remedial projects, in situ groundwater and soil treatment, vapor intrusion assessments, environmental laboratory operations such as QA/QC evaluations, data interpretations, and business development. Ryan holds a B.S. of Environmental Studies from Manchester College, North Manchester, IN.