WCAI: Cape Cod researchers study removing PFAS from the waste stream
Published on: December 4, 2023
The Massachusetts Alternative Septic System Test Center, or MASSTC, is a premier site for wastewater research located on Cape Cod.
Some of their tests involve adding woodchips to septic systems to help remove nitrogen from the environment, but could those woodchips also be used to remove the “forever chemicals” PFAS from the waste stream?
The Center has been working with EPA scientists for the last two years to find out.
Brian Baumgaertel is MASSTC Director and Barnstable County’s Wastewater Director.
He said early results suggest the woodchip systems can remove PFAS.
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