Emerging Contaminants

Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) are emerging chemical contaminants. The use of PFAS in Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF), and a host of industrial, commercial, and household applications has resulted in its release to the environment and its detection in surface water, groundwater, water supply wells and soils. 

Aries has proved adept at not only understanding the fate and transport of these compounds but also in treating these chemicals to applicable standards. Aries has worked with insurance companies, regulators, industries, and other private stakeholders at sites where PFAS have been detected in surface water, groundwater, water supply wells and soils. At these sites, Aries has assessed the fate and transport of PFAS and evaluated and implemented applicable remediation strategies.

Aries is also on the forefront of other emerging contaminants including: 6PPD, a chemical contained in tires; microplastics, which has been found in human blood samples; and endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDC), which have been used in pesticides and other chemicals.