SA PFAS project


Bygen's granular activated carbon (GAC) has been deployed as part of a pilot trial in a wetland system in South Australia. This particular area has struggled with elevated PFAS levels in local water systems due to historical use of PFAS containing chemicals in the local area.
In particular, the removal of PFAS contamination through adsorption onto activated carbon has been a key focus. In the 9 months it has been deployed, Bygen's GAC has shown extremely strong adsorption capabilities for the measured PFAS chemicals, with continued retention of the PFAS within the activated carbon over this period of time evident. Total PFAS concentrations within the GAC used in this trial increased from non-detectable levels initially to over 1000 ng/g during sampling at the 8-month stage of the project. In comparison, biochar supplied at the same time only demonstrated an adsorbed total PFAS concentration of 100 - 200 ng/g, which was comparable to native plant species in the area.
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This study is demonstrating the ability of our GAC to remediate PFAS contamination issues in purpose built containment systems without the need for processing in specialised water treatment vessels and other operations, which offers a wide-range of benefit for landowners dealing with PFAS issues in local water systems.
Note: picture of a wetland system, but don't use any from SA or in particular the City of Salisbury, because that's where it is, and we can't identify them.
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