> First-of-their-kind tests evaluated thermal treatment of
AFFF fire fighting foam, PFAS-contaminated soil and spent
carbon water treatment media
> Testing conducted based on EPA’s most current
guidance for solids, liquids and stack air emission, including
products of incomplete combustion (PICs) using the OTM-45 and
OTM-50 methods
> Results demonstrated high temperature incineration is
reliable and proven disposal solution for high concentrations of
targeted PFAS, destroying greater than 99% of targeted substances,
including up to 99.9999% of PFOS and PFHxS
Veolia has published the waste management industry’s most
comprehensive testing to date on the incineration of PFAS
compounds. The tests demonstrated that high temperature
incineration is a proven and reliable disposal solution for high
concentrations of targeted PFAS, destroying greater than 99% of
targeted substances, including up to 99.9999% of PFOS and
PFHxS.
PFAS contamination is a critical challenge due to its widespread
presence and persistent nature. This testing, conducted using the
EPA’s most current guidance, advances the scientific understanding
of PFAS disposal and gives cities and industries more options for
management of these compounds.
The two-phased study was conducted at Veolia’s hazardous waste
incinerator in Port Arthur, Texas in July and October of 2024 by a
third party provider. The facility was chosen based on its track
record of managing PFAS-containing material, and its ability to
reach a secondary combustion chamber temperature of 2,040 degrees
Fahrenheit and a residence time of 2.3 seconds.
The testing evaluated thermal treatment of AFFF fire fighting
foam, PFAS-contaminated soil and spent carbon water treatment media
in alignment with the EPA’s most current guidance for solids,
liquids and stack air emissions (EPA Interim Guidance on the
Destruction and Disposal of PFAS - April 8, 2024). The testing used
the OTM-45 and OTM-50 methods to evaluate products of incomplete
combustion (PICs) in stack air emissions. The test results were
recently announced at the 2025 PFAS Forum V in Tampa, Florida.
The key findings of the testing included:
- Overall result: High temperature incineration is an
efficient disposal solution for high concentrations of targeted
PFAS, destroying greater than 99% of targeted substances, including
up to 99.9999% of PFOS and PFHxS.
- Solid residue: In 41 of 45 samples, there were no
detectable quantities of the target PFAS in any of the ash, slag or
filter cake. In four ash samples, target PFAS levels close to the
method detection limit were identified.
- Liquid residue: Very low levels of the target PFAS were
detected in liquid residues; the target PFAS residuals were below
the method detection minimum, as well as the Maximum Contaminant
Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA for drinking water.
- Air emissions: The destruction and removal efficiency
(DRE) was greater than 99% for the majority of target PFAS, and few
to no PICs were detected during incineration, indicating highly
effective destruction.
“This testing demonstrated that high temperature incineration is
a reliable and proven disposal solution for high concentrations of
targeted PFAS. Veolia takes our role as industry leaders seriously,
which is why we take a scientific approach in conducting the
industry’s most comprehensive, modern and credible testing of PFAS
incineration. As part of our GreenUp strategy, we have curated the
industry’s only truly end-to-end solution for PFAS management:
Beyond PFAS. This test is one more step in our journey to protect
human health and the environment,” said Bob Cappadona, President
and Chief Executive Officer of Veolia North America’s Environmental
Solutions and Services business
Veolia provides drinking water to more than 9 million people
across the United States and is in the forefront of the fight
against PFAS. It has treated more than 24 billion gallons of water
for PFAS at more than 30 sites, with dozens more under construction
or in planning.
Veolia’s BeyondPFAS suite of offerings helps industries and
businesses confronting the challenge of regulated PFAS compounds in
their water supplies, work processes or waste streams. It
streamlines Veolia’s offerings with a holistic approach from
initial site assessment and sampling, to implementation of tailored
treatment technologies, through proper handling and disposing of
contaminants in line with current EPA-recommended methods such as
incineration, deep well injection and secured, approved
landfills.
As science and the public continue to learn more about PFAS
compounds, Veolia’s BeyondPFAS offering will become a key part of
the company’s strategy to bolster its leading role in addressing
the world’s ecological problems. It also exemplifies the goals of
Veolia’s global GreenUp strategy, which strives to lead the
ecological transformation of the planet by accelerating water
quality improvement, hazardous waste treatment and disposal,
decarbonization and technological innovation.
ABOUT VEOLIA NORTH AMERICA
A subsidiary of Veolia group, Veolia North America (VNA) is the
top-ranked environmental company in the United States for three
consecutive years, and the country’s largest private water operator
and technology provider as well as hazardous waste and pollution
treatment leader. It offers a full spectrum of water, waste, and
energy management services, including water and wastewater
treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal,
energy consulting and resource recovery. VNA helps commercial,
industrial, healthcare, higher education, and municipality
customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Mass.,
Veolia North America has more than 10,000 employees working at more
than 350 locations across the continent.
www.veolianorthamerica.com
ABOUT VEOLIA GROUP
Veolia Group aims to become the benchmark company for ecological
transformation. Present on five continents with 215,000 employees,
the Group designs and deploys useful, practical solutions for the
management of water, waste and energy that are contributing to a
radical turnaround of the current situation. Through its three
complementary activities, Veolia helps to develop access to
resources, to preserve available resources and to renew them. In
2024, the Veolia group provided 111 million inhabitants with
drinking water and 98 million with sanitation, produced 42 million
megawatt hours of energy and treated 65 million tons of waste.
Veolia Environnement (Paris Euronext: VIE) achieved consolidated
revenue of 44.7 billion euros in 2024. www.veolia.com
DISCLAIMER
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Veolia group's understanding and know-how of the scientific,
regulatory and technical fields discussed herein as of the time of
publication. No contractual undertaking or offer is made on the
basis hereof and no representation or warranty is given as to the
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specifically referenced, and in no event should they be considered
to apply to specific scenarios without prior review and validation.
Statements that may be interpreted as predictive of future outcomes
or performance should not be considered guarantees of such, but
rather reasoned assessments of the possible evolution of the
technologies described.
No contractual undertaking or offer is made on the basis of this
statement, any contractual commitment or relationship being subject
to the conclusion of separately documented written agreement(s)
between Veolia and its co-contractant(s).
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VEOLIA NORTH AMERICA Nate Pepper Vice
President, Communications 346-351-0024
nathan.pepper@veolia.com
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