Crystal Clean Executes One of the World’s Largest PFAS Fractionation Projects for PFAS Remediation in Midwestern United States
2024年7月22日 - 11:15PM
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The project uses Crystal Clean’s 4never™
solution to separate, concentrate, transport, and destroy PFAS from
contaminated waters.
Crystal Clean, Inc. a leading provider of specialized
environmental and waste management solutions to commercial and
industrial end-markets, today announced it completed its largest
PFAS remediation project to date. The project, utilizing Crystal
Clean’s 4never™ solution, successfully treated 1.46 million gallons
of PFAS impacted waters over the course of three weeks.
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A lineup of four SAFF® (Surface Active
Foam Fractionation) units operating at a confidential site. (Photo:
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PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, is a group of
chemicals known as “forever chemicals” that have been used in a
wide range of consumer and industrial products. Research has shown
that they have become pervasive in the environment and pose a
health risk when accumulated in the body, creating a need to safely
manage and remove these contaminants.
The 4never™ solution, which is a turnkey service with a tailored
approach to remove PFAS contaminants based on project requirements
and goals, operated around the clock with an on-site PFAS
processing plant at a confidential industrial site in the
midwestern U.S. The on-site PFAS processing plant utilized a set of
four SAFF® (Surface Active Foam Fractionation) units, manufactured
and exclusively distributed by 4never™ partners EPOC Enviro and
Allonnia, to treat a variety of PFAS impacted event and site
waters.
The multi-SAFF® processing setup treated the PFAS contaminated
waters by separating and concentrating PFAS from the water,
reducing the contaminants down to a few gallons a day of PFAS
concentrate. The PFAS concentrate was then transported to a Crystal
Clean facility for final management and offsite third-party
destruction.
“The combination of technologies, expertise, and infrastructure
to deliver a complete PFAS remediation solution at this scale is
one of the key benefits and a testament to the flexibility of our
4never™ solution,” said Brian Recatto, President & CEO of
Crystal Clean. “We are enormously proud to be able to bring this
solution to businesses seeking large scale PFAS remediation,
addressing what is becoming one of the leading environmental issues
of the century in an environmentally responsible way.”
“EPOC Enviro’s patented SAFF® technology has now successfully
remediated over 260 million gallons of PFAS impacted waters at more
than thirty sites around the globe,” said EPOC Enviro President
Peter Murphy. “With the recent release of Maximum Contaminant
Levels by the U.S. EPA in relation to drinking waters for six PFAS
compounds, as well as CERCLA designation of PFOS and PFOA, having a
proven and environmentally friendly method of managing PFAS has
never been more relevant.”
Crystal Clean is increasing its PFAS remediation capabilities
and expanding the operating capacity of its 4never™ solution at a
national scale. Crystal Clean currently operates a PFAS treatment
facility in Michigan and has construction plans to add SAFF®
treatment capabilities to several of its U.S. based commercial
wastewater treatment facilities.
About Crystal Clean, Inc.
Crystal Clean, Inc., provides environmental and industrial
services to manufacturers and other industrial businesses,
utilities and governmental entities, and vehicle maintenance
businesses. Their service programs include parts cleaning,
regulated containerized and bulk waste management, used oil
collection and re-refining, wastewater vacuum, emergency and spill
response, industrial and field services, and waste antifreeze
collection, recycling and product sales. These services help
customers manage their used chemicals and liquid and solid wastes,
while also helping to minimize their regulatory burdens. For more
information about Crystal Clean, visit www.crystal-clean.com.
About EPOC Enviro
EPOC Enviro is an environmental engineering firm, dedicated to
developing and implementing clever and practical engineering
solutions on a global scale to permanently remove PFAS and other
emerging contaminants from the environment. Their award winning
SAFF® technology proudly applies the principles of intelligent
design, sustainable engineering, and green chemistry. To learn more
visit epocenviro.com.
About Allonnia
Allonnia is a bio-ingenuity company dedicated to extracting
value where others see waste. They believe elegant solutions to the
world’s biggest problems will be found in the world’s smallest
organisms. Allonnia is pioneering novel approaches and imaginative
combinations in biotechnology and engineering to solve waste
challenges in nature, using nature. To learn more visit
allonnia.com.
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Crystal Clean Mike Ademe Communications & Marketing Manager
mike.ademe@crystal-clean.com 224-281-1530
EPOC Enviro Michelle Mahon Communications Manager
mmahon@opecsystems.com