DALLAS, April 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/
-- Jacobs (NYSE:J), in collaboration with Principal
Investigator Dr. David Hanigan with
the University of Nevada, Reno, is
participating in a research and development grant from the
Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP)
for Rapid Site Profiling of Organofluorine: Quantification of PFASs
by Combustion Gas Analysis.
SERDP is an environmental research collaboration between the
U.S. Department of Defense, the U.S. Department of Energy and the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, harnessing the latest science
and technology to improve environmental performance, reduce costs,
and enhance and sustain mission capabilities. Expected benefits to
the federal government include reduced labor associated with site
profiling and reduced analytical lab costs and uncertainty, leading
to better site characterization and reduced duration of site
remediation.
Sampling and quantifying per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances
(PFAS) is required to assess impacts and remediate contaminated
sites, but the process is time-consuming, requires costly
instrumentation and expertise, and fails to capture many
organofluorine transformation products and precursors with possible
health impacts to exposed aquatic species and humans. The
overarching objective of this project is to develop and validate
robust, field-ready instrumentation and methods to quantify total
organofluorine.
"Jacobs brings to this research project extensive planning,
technical support, groundwater sampling and technology transfer
experience gained on PFAS assessments at thousands of potential
release locations around the globe," said Jacobs People &
Places Solutions Senior Vice President and Global Environmental
Market Director Jan Walstrom.
PFAS are released to the environment through several pathways,
including use as aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) for fire-fighting
by the U.S. military and the aviation industry, as well as
municipal and industrial fire departments. The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency has set health advisory levels for two PFAS based
upon environmental persistence and adverse health outcomes, and the
subsurface is contaminated with PFAS at multiple U.S. military
bases, airports and industrial sites.
Expected benefits to the scientific community include an
increased understanding of organofluorine cycling in aqueous and
soil systems and understanding of PFAS outside of those
quantifiable by modern liquid chromatography – tandem mass
spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) techniques. This approach will also support
Dynamic Work Planning, Triad, and other efficient approaches to
site characterization utilizing field-based decision-making.
For more than a decade, Jacobs' water and environmental
technologists have been supporting municipal, federal and
commercial clients with PFAS assessment and treatment.
Additionally, since 2013, the company has been working on multiple
SERDP research projects for PFAS characterization, treatment and
remediation. Jacobs' technologists and scientists are partnering
with the world's leading academics to better characterize,
understand behavior and develop increasingly effective cleanup
technologies for PFAS in groundwater and soil.
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