points by westurner 2 years ago

/?hn pfas method: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...

/? pfas method: https://www.google.com/search?q=pfas+method

"PFAS Treatment in Drinking Water and Wastewater – State of the Science" https://www.epa.gov/research-states/pfas-treatment-drinking-... :

> It is currently known that three treatment processes can be effective for PFAS removal: granular activated carbon, ion exchange resins, and high-pressure membrane systems

/?gscholar PFAS removal method + review: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=pfas+removal+method+rev...

Click "Cited by 131" to find Citations of e.g "Comparison of currently available PFAS remediation technologies in water: A review" (2021) https://scholar.google.com/scholar?cites=1170583541201234310...

/?hnlog https://westurner.github.io/hnlog/ Ctrl-F: water, CleanWater, SDG6

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39731290 :

> "Desalination system could produce freshwater that is cheaper than tap water" (2023) : "Extreme salt-resisting multistage solar distilation with thermohaline convection" (2023) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39507692

But does that also filter PFAS or microplastics?

"/?hn PFAS methods" found Magnetic and TODO removal approaches that aren't yet acknowledged by EPA for the purpose, but could be more sustainable and cost-effective.