Title: Practical Guide to PFAS Treatment for both Potable and Polluted Water with Single-Use Ion Exchange Resin
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Cathy Swanson is a Groundwater Remediation Specialist globally for Purolite Corporation. She has worked on water treatment for perchlorate, nitrate, uranium, TOC, VOC, and now PFAS for over 15 years. She has worked on treatment technologies ranging from GAC to biological to reverse osmosis, and now focuses on ion exchange resins. Her project portfolio includes both remediation and drinking water sites. She received her BS in Chemical Engineering at Northwestern University in the Chicago area and her MBA from UNC Chapel Hill.
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In this presentation, we will do a quick overview of the basics of PFAS. We’ll talk about current regulations and the drivers behind those. We’ll talk briefly about treatment options, and then dive in to why single use ion exchange resin has become one of the most common best available technologies (BAT). To illustrate the technology, design guidance, case studies, and lessons learned will all be reviewed. Finally, we’ll end on how to dispose and destroy the “forever chemicals.”
Presenter Bio:
Cathy Swanson is a Groundwater Remediation Specialist globally for Purolite Corporation. She has worked on water treatment for perchlorate, nitrate, uranium, TOC, VOC, and now PFAS for over 15 years. She has worked on treatment technologies ranging from GAC to biological to reverse osmosis, and now focuses on ion exchange resins. Her project portfolio includes both remediation and drinking water sites. She received her BS in Chemical Engineering at Northwestern University in the Chicago area and her MBA from UNC Chapel Hill.