State and university collaboration to address innovative PFAS treatment options
To respond to a directive set forth in a new federal rule, Arizona will make use of the expertise of Treavor Boyer, a professor in the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, part of the Fulton Schools. The goal is to reduce per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, in drinking water to meet new environmental quality standards. Boyer, whose work is also supported by the Global Center for Water Technology, will also help the state’s Department of Environmental Quality significantly limit exposure to the PFAS contaminant. Through research supported by the National Science Foundation, Boyer will also have a role in helping the state deal with a threat being posed by phosphorus in wastewater.