Environmental Experts Radio

About Environmental Experts Radio

Join Liberty Environmental's experts in discussing topics of current interest in the environmental field, as they affect business and industry. This podcast is an informative and engaging discussion about environmental challenges by specialists in environmental due diligence, site remediation, air quality, regulatory compliance, natural resources, and other areas.

Publisher

Liberty Environmental, Inc.

Category

business · science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

11 May 2018

Latest episode

31 Mar 2023

Latest episodes

3 of 49 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   31 Mar 2023TRANSCRIPT

   Emerging Contaminants Series: PFAS Compounds

   Environmental Experts Radio has reached our 50th episode! In this milestone episode, which is also the third installment in our miniseries on PFAS compounds as emerging contaminants, host Dave Coyne welcomes Cathy Swanson, chemical engineer and Development Manager with Purolite in southern California.  Dave and Cathy discuss the challenges of isolating and capturing PFAS compounds once released to the environment, as well as the current state of technologies for the removal and destruction of PFAS through both conventional and advanced treatment methods.

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   12 Nov 2022TRANSCRIPT

   Emerging Contaminant Special Series: PFAS Compounds

   If you haven't yet heard of PFAS compounds, you probably should. This class of man-made compounds was created decades ago to serve an important role in materials science, but through their widespread use in industry and everyday consumer products, PFAS have been found in air, soil and water across the planet are estimated to be in the blood of 99% of humans.  In this episode, we'll look at the origins and chemical characteristics of this fascinating - and troubling - class of emerging contaminants.

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   5 Nov 2022TRANSCRIPT

   EER's Special Topic Series Introduction: Emerging Contaminants

   Episode 47 is an introduction to Environmental Experts Radio's special-topic series on Emerging Contaminants.  In this multi-part special series, we'll focus on three classes of contaminants that have been increasingly drawing attention over the past several years: PFAS compounds, pharmaceutical residues, and microplastics.  We'll look at how they originated, how they behave once released to the environment, how they can affect human health, and the ways in which environmental scientists are learning to isolate and remove these materials to minimize their impact.

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Emerging Contaminants Series: PFAS Compounds

Published 31 Mar 2023 · Transcript excerpt

[…] So nothing can penetrate that force field around it to break the bonds. And that's why it's so strong. So these chemicals are not naturally occurring. They're all man -made. As you know, they're resistant to heat up to a point, fire, chemicals, water, grease, and apparently melted cheese in a pizza box. […]

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