[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: "DOD-funded PFAS demo projects show promise for remediation and destruction"

[Lenny Siegel <Lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

DOD-funded PFAS demo projects show promise for remediation and destruction
The federal agency, which is facing pressure to clean up hundreds of contaminated sites, is partnering with technology companies such as Aquagga, ECT2, Revive Environmental and others.


By April Reese
WasteDive
December 1, 2025

Early results from a new wave of U.S. Department of Defense-funded demonstration projects to remediate PFAS contamination on military bases show promise for destroying the chemicals at scale and could pave the way for the commercialization of the technologies, according to program participants. 

More than 700 DOD sites either contain or are likely to have elevated levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in water or soil. The military is under mounting pressure from nearby communities to clean up the chemicals, which have been linked to certain cancers, infertility and other serious health problems. 

Congress has required the agency to phase out the use of PFAS in aqueous film forming foam, or AFFF, which is responsible for much of the contamination at military sites. Multistate litigation combining thousands of AFFF cases is also pending in a federal court in South Carolina, adding further incentive to clean up the sites. DOJ was granted a stay on 22 of those cases last month after citing delays from the government shutdown.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.wastedive.com/news/dod-pfas-destruction-disposal-demos-waste/805991/

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Lenny Siegel
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Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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