EPA Postdoctoral Fellowship in PFAS Water Remediation
Company: ORAU
Location: Hamilton
Posted on: January 15, 2022
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Job Description:
EPA Office/Lab and Location: A research opportunity is currently
available at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of
Research and Development (ORD), Center for Environmental Solutions
and Emergency Response (CESER), Land Remediation and Technology
Division (LRTD) located in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Research Project: This research project will develop new data and
information on the effectiveness of different technologies and
approaches for removing PFAS from the environment and managing PFAS
and PFAS-containing materials. This information will inform
decisions on drinking water and wastewater treatment, contaminated
site cleanup and remediation, air emission controls, and
end-of-life materials management. This information will also ensure
that particular treatment and waste management technologies and
approaches do not themselves lead to additional PFAS exposures,
particularly in overburdened communities where treatment and waste
management facilities are often located. EPA will continue efforts
to develop approaches for characterizing PFAS in source waters, at
contaminated sites, and near PFAS production and treatment/disposal
facilities. This research effort will continue to evaluate and
develop technologies for drinking water and wastewater treatment,
contaminated site remediation, air emission controls, and
destruction and disposal of PFAS-containing materials and waste
streams. These efforts include conducting laboratory- and
pilot-scale studies, which will inform the design of full-scale
field studies done in partnership with facilities and states to
evaluate real-world applications of different PFAS removal
technologies and management approaches.
Learning Objectives: The research participant will be collaborating
with scientific staff in CESER and potentially scientists from
other EPA Labs, Centers or Offices, in training opportunities
related to the evaluation of PFAS treatment technologies.
Under the guidance of a mentor, research activities may
include:
Learning new innovative technologies for PFAS remediation
Operating, sampling, and data analysis of bench scale experiments
related to PFAS treatment studies
Preparing samples for analysis, including preparing and developing
a Quality assurance project plan
Participating in the operation of analytical instrumentation for
PFAS analysis
Contributing to developing outputs, including presentations and
technical manuscripts
Keywords: ORAU, Hamilton , EPA Postdoctoral Fellowship in PFAS Water Remediation, Other , Hamilton, Ohio
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