PFAS are a pervasive class of chemicals that can have detrimental impacts to human health. In order to understand how different concentrations of PFAS affect a watershed, it’s important to consider major point sources such as wastewater treatment plants. In this study we analyzed multiple samples taken from different locations under the influence of various potential PFAS sources in the Blackstone River Watershed. Analysis of the samples was conducted using solid phase extraction and HPLC. From these results we estimated the amount of PFAS load coming from different sources and how PFAS concentrations change in a river system.  

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Creator

• Parish, Alec
• Noons, Noelle

Subject

• Environment
• Project-Based Learning

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 121404
• E-project-042324-150631

Keyword

• Blackstone River
• Wastewater
• HPLC
• PFAS

Advisor

• Kmiotek, Stephen J.
• Bergendahl, John Andrew

Year

• 2024

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation

Date created

• 2024-04-23

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Chemical Engineering
• Environmental Engineering

Source

• E-project-042324-150631

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2024-05-28