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(Archief) °Packing up PFAS

From PFAS polluted soil to clean bricks- the material and design research °Packing up PFAS offers a solution to clean up the dirty 'forever chemicals'

Dit project was onderdeel van DDW 2020
°Packing up PFAS — © Iris Rijskamp

Our soil is full of PFAS, a group of ‘forever chemicals’ that have been widely used since the 50’s. Due to their wide appliance and industrial activity, PFAS are now found all around the world in soil, water, wildlife and even humans. How to clean up this mess?

Last year, when PFAS was put on the political agenda, it shut down the building sector of The Netherlands. The majority of Dutch soil tested positive. Techniques to clean the soil are being developed but since PFAS has one of the strongest chemical bonds

Dirty soil

Soilbank- PFAS soil originating from Barendrecht

Sampels and tests

Bricks from Barendrecht, Waddinxveen&Schiphol soil

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