Forever chemicals cleanup feasible, costly, and complex
Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/, June 17, 2024
Tougher US federal limits on PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals,” will prompt potentially exposed parties like manufacturers, municipalities and utilities to address liability risks. Complying with the rules and cleaning up contamination could require $300 billion of additional spending by 2040, nearly $200 billion of which may flow to environmental companies. Engineering firms like Aecom and Jacobs, waste processors including Clean Harbors and Veolia and water solutions providers such as Xylem could gain revenue from PFAS remediation. Read more.