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FytoPFAS Update

Fyto-Pfas is a research project aiming to remediate heavy pfas contaminated soil at Kristianstads Räddningstjänst fire practices site using Willow plants, groundwater pumping and Foam Fractionation PFAS at firefighting and training sites (FFTS) – a growing problem The project tests different scenarios of phytoremediation including foam fracturing.From lab tests, pilot and finally full scale on…

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“Fyto-PFAS”: New Approaches to Groundwater Safety

Still a decade from the first alarm of PFAS reaching and contaminated drinking water nothing have happens with the source of contaminating. Fire practices sites scattered around Sweden and rest of the world is still open to weather. Witch slowly wash out the PFAS into the groundwater and threatens our drinking water. “Fyto-PFAS” is a…

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UPDATE: Pyto remediating of PFAS training site with figures

Now we have some preliminary results from this small non scientific trial using phytoremediation showing a uptake of 15-30mg/ha/year. We use a simple “pump and treat” by recirculate a groundwater over a plot 80m2 planted with willow. The total Pfas in the recirculated water was about 300 000ng/l in the start and over the summer…

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