Join our host Theresa Guillette and our guest Marc Deshusses.
You are listening to The PFAS Research and Remediation Podcast, produced and created by Arcadis with funding from the Environmental Security Technology Certification Program, ESTCP grant number ER-23 7692 through the United States Department of Defense.
The Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) is the U.S. Department of Defense’s environmental technology demonstration and validation program. The program’s goal is to identify and assess innovative technologies that address DoD’s high-priority environmental requirements efficiently and cost-effectively.
In this first season, we're focused on PFAS and interview a broad panel of experts who have each contributed to the growing knowledge base around remediating this emerging chemical of concern. Today we'll be speaking with Dr. Marc Deshusses, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Duke University. Marc's research interests are related to the design, analysis and application of remediation, waste to energy and decentralized sanitation processes. He has served as principal investigator on several DoD sponsored research projects focused on PFAS. We'll be highlighting his project ER20-5350, titled "Supercritical Water Oxidation (SCWO) for complete PFAS Destruction." SCWO is a treatment technology that uses the unique properties of water above its critical point (704 °F and 3200 pounds per square inch). At these conditions, when air is injected, all organics are rapidly oxidized to carbon dioxide and water - including PFAS. This technology has shown promise as a destructive technique for PFAS in water.
Dr. Theresa Guillette, PFAS Technical Expert with Arcadis North America will be our host today.
All opinions, interpretations, and conclusions expressed belong to the hosts and guests and do not represent views or policies of the Department of Defense, Arcadis, or guest affiliations.