Purification of perfluorinated compounds from soil samples.
Partial funding by:
Project duration: 2014 -
Project leader: Manzetti S.
Collaborators:
- Ass. Prof Lutz Ahrens. Swedish Agricultural University.
- Prof David van der Spoel, Uppsala University.
Project description:
Perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) are emerging pollutants used in flame retardants on a large scale on airports and other sites of heavy industrial activity. Perfluroinated compounds are toxic and represent an ultra-persistent class of chemicals which can accumulate in animals and humans and have been found to remain in the body for over 5 years after uptake. Perfluorinated compounds can also affect the nerve-system and have recently been associated with high- priority pollutants to be discontinued and to be removed from the environment. Using non-toxic methods, this project develops an approach to sediment perfluorinated compounds from contaminated soil samples using nanoparticles, in order to remove the ecotoxic and ground-water contaminating potential of PFCs from afflicted sites and environments.
Documents:
Articles:
Using nantural nanoparticles to remove perfluorinated compounds from polluted soils. Nanowerk, Sept. 9. 2015.
Keywords: Nanoparticles, soil, purification, perfluorinated compounds, method, technology, environmental remediation, airports, scalable, method.
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