SAFF® Applications: Landfill Leachate

 

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SAFF® Applications: Landfill Leachate

Landfill Leachate in Telge, Sweden. Green algae on surface
Aerial shot of foam fractionation technology (SAFF) at landfill leachate
SAFF at Telge Landfill treating leachate water
Nighttime shot of SAFF standing on Landfill site in sweden

The landfill solution

Surface Active Foam Fractionation (SAFF®) is a proven technology to remove PFAS from landfill leachate which arises from PFAS contaminated end of life consumer goods.

The naturally elegant SAFF physical separation process harnesses the power of air to effectively separate and concentrate PFAS, and is globally recognised as the PFAS heavy lifter for landfill leachate waters.

SAFF can successfully manage a wide range of influent waters, and with its robust industrial design, and inherent low maintenance characteristics, it’s an ideal technology for the complex and highly polluted landfill leachate environment. Its inbuilt remote telemetry capabilities require minimal operator oversight resulting in labour cost savings. Remote technical supervision by the Global SAFF engineering team means that many problems can be rapidly identified and resolved without site attendance.

Importantly, SAFF creates no secondary waste stream other than small volumes of PFAS hyper-concentrate, which, when paired with third party destruction technologies, ensures a closed loop, permanent, on-site destruction technique for PFAS compounds.

Why is PFAS management at landfill sites important?

There is growing global recognition that landfill sites are primary sources of PFAS contamination, as they represent the final resting place for PFAS-containing products. These products typically have waterproof, non-stick and stain resistant properties.

With their high thermal, chemical and biological stability, these forever chemicals can pose long term issues as, if not correctly managed and contained, PFAS has the potential to migrate through soil and water into the surrounding environment.

As the PFAS regulatory environment continues to tighten globally, there is growing pressure on landfill operators to more effectively manage the PFAS contaminants present in their leachate waters.

In the past, landfill leachates have proven challenging for PFAS remediation technologies due to the presence of complex co-contaminants, together with suspended solids, metals and high TOC and DOC. Traditional PFAS remediation technologies, such as those that use GAC or resin, find that the presence of co-contaminants typically causes the media to bind and ultimately block, requiring constant replacement and expensive disposal. In addition to creating a significant secondary waste stream requiring disposal, this approach also incurs high replacement costs for the absorptive media.

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Foam Fractionation technology by EPOC Enviro on site in Shoalhaven Australia

Case Studies

EPOC Enviro’s SAFF technology is now in position at 24 locations across the US, Europe, UK and Australia. Learn more about SAFF’s remediation impact by reviewing some recent case studies.

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EPOC Enviro's Foam fractionation technology on site at a Swedish landfill

Technical Publications

Discover our peer reviewed research articles co-written by EPOC SAFF inventors Peter Murphy and David Burns.

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SAFF Foam fractionation technology on site at shoalhaven landfill leachate

Landfill Leachate – Shoalhaven AU

Check out an interview with Peter Windley about opperating a SAFF on site at an Australian Landfill

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Want to find out if SAFF is suitable for your site?

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Foam Fractionation technology by EPOC Enviro on site in Shoalhaven Australia
EPOC Enviro's Foam fractionation technology on site at a Swedish landfill
SAFF Foam fractionation technology on site at shoalhaven landfill leachate

Case Studies

EPOC Enviro’s SAFF technology is now in position at 24 locations across the US, Europe, UK and Australia. Learn more about SAFF’s remediation impact by reviewing some recent case studies.

View >

Technical Publications

Discover our peer reviewed research articles co-written by EPOC SAFF inventors Peter Murphy and David Burns.

View >

Landfill Leachate – Shoalhaven AU

Check out an interview with Peter Windley about opperating a SAFF on site at an Australian Landfill

View >

SAFF® Predictability Model

Try our free SAFF® Predictability Model.

Simply input your data to predict the percentage of PFAS removal for your water chemistry.

How SAFF® Works at a Landfill Site

Diagram of how SAFF treats Landfill Leachate

Landfill Leachate PFAS Removal Statistics Using SAFF®




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INFLUENT
EFFLUENT
Percentage Removal
NMeFOSAA
0.00188
ND
99.99%
PFDA
0.000496
ND
99.99%
PFOS
0.00374
ND
99.99%
PFNA
0.000712
ND
99.99%
6:2FTS
0.0716
0.00138
98.07%
PFOA
0.0974
ND
99.99%
PFHxS
0.128
ND
99.99%
PFHpA
0.266
ND
99.99%
PFPeS
0.0329
ND
99.99%
PFHxA
2.11
0.462
78.10%
4:2FTS
0.00921
0.00234
74.59%
PFBS
10.4
6.69
35.67%
PFPeA
0.969
0.856
11.66%
PFBA
2.15
2.28
00.00%

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