A foam fractionation unit operated by Allonnia, a Boston-based environmental engineering company, at a treatment site in California. Allonnia was one of three vendors evaluated by the North Conway Water Precinct for a possible treatment system to target PFAS in trash juice on site. Voters will consider whether to invest in long-term deployment of the technology at the North Conway facility this spring. (Photo courtesy Allonnia)
With truckloads of trash juice laden with toxic PFAS arriving at its facility, a wastewater treatment plant in North Conway is considering investing in emerging technology to help remove the “forever chemicals.”
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