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Arcadis signs exclusive partnership
for PFAS water treatment technology
Global agreement with ABS Materials strengthens company’s
capacity to address client challenges.
Arcadis has signed an exclusive teaming agreement
with ABS Materials, Inc. (ABS) focused on the
removal of PFAS from water.

ABS technology centers on patented molecularly
engineered porous and mechanically flexible
organosilica-based sorbents. PQ-Osorb® is the
brand name for an ABS product designed to treat
PFAS of all chain lengths both long-chain PFAS
such as PFOA and harder-to-treat short-chain
compounds such as perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA).
The sorption kinetics (speed at which PFAS is
removed) and loading capacity (pounds of PFAS
per pound of media) are proving to be far better
for PQ-Osorb® than similar technologies, and its
effectiveness is not reduced by other contaminants in
the water.

Given the relevance of PFAS as a global
environmental challenge, we place a critical
importance on continuing to expand our already
world-class capabilities to help deal with it, said Alex
Rothchild, president of the environment business for
Arcadis North America. Our partnership with ABS will
help us further strengthen our ability to tailor solutions
to our clients individual situations.

With a portfolio of PFAS projects at more than
300 client sites across 12 countries, Arcadis is
at the forefront of a global effort to find effective
ways of removing PFAS from the environment.
For the past two years, Arcadis has been involved
in a demonstration of ABS technology through a
grant provided by the U.S. Department of Defense
Strategic Environmental Research and Development
Program. The study is anticipated to conclude in
2020 following a field-scale demonstration.

The treatment of PFAS is one of several key areas
of focus for our technology. Given their technical
expertise, credibility, global footprint and commitment
to improving quality of life, Arcadis was the logical
partner for us, said Kevin Berner, executive
chairman of ABS.

ABS technology can be used alone or in conjunction
with other technologies to remove PFAS from
impacted media and applied to groundwater
remediation, point-of-entry treatment and industrial
applications. q

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