After about 10 years of cleanup activities, EPA will evaluate the effectiveness of the cleanup and determine what additional work, if any, is necessary to achieve cleanup goals.

The EPA recently proposed a plan to protect people living and working in residential and commercial buildings at the Meeker Avenue Plume Superfund Site in Brooklyn. 

The coexistence of nitrate increases the duration of natural attenuation because it creates new species of iron oxides that can sustain the degradation of organic contaminants.

Currently, Sears Island is a recreation hub for Penobscot Bay as a popular destination for hiking, biking, fishing, birdwatching, and boating, as well as snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, and other seasonal activities.

To get to the Arctic Ocean, some PFAS hitch a ride in the air and fall onto the ocean's surface, but others enter from adjacent oceans.

“This ruling is a complete vindication of Evi Emmenegger,” said PEER Senior Counsel Peter Jenkins, noting that these lab malfunctions keep recurring because the USGS facilities are not independently accredited.

The EPA issued a detailed report documenting the first-ever test and verification of PFAS destruction using GA-EMS’ commercial iSCWO technology.

New product filters out lead and PFOA / PFOS – two of the most prevalent PFAS contaminants.

The authors say their paper "highlights the need for a concerted effort to invest in upgrading our drinking water infrastructure."

Romtec Utilities designed, manufactured, and supplied the pump station for this Superfund site.