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Scope Details

Reference
Major, D. (2019) Demonstration of Smoldering Combustion Treatment of PFAS-impacted Investigation-Derived Waste - Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP)
Treatment Process
Smoldering
Test Scale
Lab
Matrix
Soil
Matrix Detail
Soil spiked with PFAS
Data Detail
Concentration of 6 PFAS in matrix before and after treatment, 1 experimental condition

Condition

Open ConditionTreatment Details
Open Condition 1064250Minute50 g GAC/kg soil; air flux = 5 cm/s; moisture content = 5.7%; smoldering time interpreted from Figure 5

Thermal Treatment Results

PFBS1064 °C | 250 minute 1.3 mg/kgNot detectedDetection limit = 0.0005 mg/kg; Data from Table 13
PFHpA1064 °C | 250 minute 9.75 mg/kgNot detectedDetection limit = 0.0005 mg/kg; Data from Table 13
PFHxS1064 °C | 250 minute 7.21 mg/kgNot detectedDetection limit = 0.0005 mg/kg; Data from Table 13
PFOA1064 °C | 250 minute 11.49 mg/kgNot detectedDetection limit = 0.0005 mg/kg; Data from Table 13
PFNA1064 °C | 250 minute 25.58 mg/kgNot detectedDetection limit = 0.0005 mg/kg; Data from Table 13
PFOS1064 °C | 250 minute 6.67 mg/kgNot detectedDetection limit = 0.0005 mg/kg; Data from Table 13