[Webinar] PFAS Destruction Technologies: Current Methods, Effectiveness, and Unknowns

May 7, 2026

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of thousands of synthetic chemicals that have been used in industrial processes and consumer goods for decades. PFAS have been detected in air, soil, water, and food. PFAS bioaccumulate, do not easily break down in the environment, are difficult to destroy, and have been linked to human health issues. Current and emerging PFAS destruction technologies include thermal, chemical, electrical and biological approaches, many of which are being tested at scale. PFAS destruction technologies continue to advance with many methods reporting 90-99% destruction and removal efficiencies. This indicates that many technologies do not completely destroy PFAS, leading to products of incomplete destruction (PIDs). Tracking and understanding what products remain, what PFAS and PIDs are being released from destruction methods, and ways to minimize those emissions are important aspects to further advancing PFAS removal, treatment, and destruction.

Please join us on Thursday, May 7 from 2:00 – 3:30 pm ET to hear from experts who will provide a brief overview of the current and emerging PFAS destruction technologies and discuss the importance of understanding what happens to PFAS as they are destroyed and what is released into the environment with these approaches.

Panelists:

Mohamed Ateia Ibrahim, Environmental Consultant, Emerging Contaminants Solutions and Innovations, AECOM
Detlef Knappe, S. James Ellen Distinguished Professor, Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, North Carolina State University
Christopher Higgins, AMAX Distinguished Chair, Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Colorado School of Mines

Register to adttend: https://www.aaas.org/events/pfas-destruction-technologies-current-methods-effectiveness-and-unknowns