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Tuesday, March 26
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm PT
Colloidal Activated Carbon used to Treat PFAS Impacts at AFFF Training and Use Areas at Three Regional Airports: A Multi-Site Pilot Testing Review
Presented by Ryan Moore, PFAS Program Director/Senior Technical Manager, Regenesis
PFAS contamination at airports, from aqueous film-forming foams (AFFF) during firefighting/training, poses risks to human health and the environment. PFAS, resistant to breakdown, necessitates an effective and sustainable remediation strategy. Colloidal activated carbon (CAC) is established as a solution to enhance in-situ attenuation, leveraging a high distribution coefficient (Kd) to adsorb PFAS.
This presentation reviews pilot studies at three regional airports addressing PFAS impacts in groundwater due to on-site AFFF use. These microcosms mimic full-scale scenarios in critical areas where PFAS plumes are affecting sensitive receptors and necessitating rapid, cost-effective solutions. Varying CAC pilot project sizes, injection configurations, and treatment techniques were employed targeting groundwater. Pre-implementation design verification testing, mass flux measurements, and predictive modeling refined site models, while in-field validation ensured proper CAC distribution.
About our presenter
Ryan Moore has more than 22 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 in situ groundwater and soil treatment, site investigations, corrective action evaluations, operation & maintenance of remediation systems, large soil removal remedial projects, vapor intrusion assessments, and environmental laboratory operations such as QA/QC evaluations, data interpretations, and business development. He has also presented at multiple conferences on in-situ remediation including events hosted by Battelle, AIPG, and other environmental associations. Ryan holds a B.S. of Environmental Studies from Manchester University, North Manchester, IN.
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