ZeroPM removal workshop: ZeroPM welcome and setting the scene

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101036756. Achieving Zero Pollution of Persistent and Mobile substances Sarah Hale, German Water Centre (TZW), [email protected] Hans Peter Arp, Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI), [email protected] Marcel Riegel, German Water Centre (TZW), [email protected] Have you heard? PFAS contaminated sites in Europe 22,934 known contamination sites 21,426 presumed contamination sites 231 known PFAS users 20 PFAS manufacturing facilities Source: Forever Pollution Project foreverpollution.eu Cordner et al. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2024, 58, 15, 6616-6627 The forever pollution project Why do we have this problem The importance of clean water EurEau - Our sector - The European water sector A future to avoid… •Ca. 1 €/m3and 1 kWh/m3to use reverse osmosis for drinking water •Ca. 200 billion m3/year industrial waste water in Europe (EEA) •Ca. 38 billion m3/year drinking water in Europe (EEA) Ca. 238 billion € /year Zero pollution of persistent and mobile substances ZeroPM interlinks and synergizes prevention, prioritization and removal strategies to protect the environment and human health from persistent and mobile substances ZeroPM will be the pathfinding project enabling the ambitions of the Chemical Strategy to become an on-theground reality, supporting the movement towards a zero pollution, toxic-free environment ZeroPM’s concept Setting the stage for the removal workshop PFAS/PMT substances in wastewater Current state: Pollutants spreading PFAS and PMT substances in a carbon inefficient system Waste water treatment Contaminated Effluent Contaminated drinking water supply Contaminated Raw water Drinking water treatment Water reservoir GHG emissions Carbon and PFAS in the atmosphere Contaminated Run off PFAS/PMT Contaminated Food supply PFAS/PMT contaminated Sludge Accumulation of PFAS/PMT substances in a circular water system Prevention, prioritization and removal approximately 150 000 tonnes PFAS emitted per year (on average) Limits of removal technology •Ca. 200 billion m3/year industrial waste water in Europe (EEA) at 1 €/m3for reverse osmosis and containment •Assume 100 µg/L PFAS and PMT (including TFA) •=> 20 000 tonnes removed/ year •38 billion m3/year year drinking water in Europe (EEA) •Assumme If 10 µg/L PFAS and PMT •=> 3,800 tonnes removed /year Ca. 238 billion € /year Status quo (ECHA) 150 000 tonnes PFAS/ year emitted Vs Theoretical extreme removal of industrial wastewater and drinking water 25 000 tonnes PFAS + PMT / year (or <17 % of emissions) Reality: Economicaly and logistically <1% of PFAS removed by removal technology Back of envelope calculation Diverse stakeholders present Commonalities: - preservation of freshwater ecosystems - high quality drinking water, that is safe, cheap and abundant Different perspectives: - the best way to ensure safety from persistent and mobile substances, particularly through cocreation of solutions Questions for the workshop •How much effort should be put on upstream solutions (e.g. regulatory/prevention)? •How to improve monitoring for emerging PMT/PFAS substances and transformation products for removal technology? •How do we communicate best the emerging threat of PMT/PFAS substances with positive action? •How do we interlink prevention, prioritization and removal strategies? Workshop agenda 7th October Workshop agenda 8th October ZeroPM WP7 - Remove Technical Solutions, Method Development and Analysis Achieving Zero Pollution of Persistent and Mobile Substances Removal through Technical Solutions Objectives WP7 ▼New technical solutions for the removal of PM substances out of water ▼WWTP: Sludge Treatment – fate of PM substances ▼Technology comparison (efficiency, cost and ecological impact) ▼Analytical methods (PM substances, precursurs, and their degradation products) Thank you and Enjoy! •Organisers •HP ADD NASOS OLGA #ZeroPMworkshop Hans Peter Arp NGI Sarah Hale DVGW-TZW This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101036756.