Controlling saturation to improve per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) removal in biochar-amended stormwater bioretention systems
Kathleen Mills Hawkins, James Conrad Pritchard, Scott D. Struck, Yeo‐Myoung Cho, Richard G. Luthy, Christopher P. Higgins
Abstract
When stormwater biofilters are not saturated, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) sorb to the air–water interface. The design of black carbon-amended stormwater biofilters for PFAS removal can be improved by preventing saturation.
Topics & Concepts
BioretentionStormwaterBiofilterBiocharEnvironmental scienceSaturation (graph theory)Environmental chemistryEnvironmental engineeringWaste managementChemistrySurface runoffEcologyEngineeringCombinatoricsPyrolysisMathematicsBiologyPer- and polyfluoroalkyl substances researchUrban Stormwater Management SolutionsToxic Organic Pollutants Impact