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PFAS damage Albrecht-Dürer-Airport, Nuremberg

Compact cleaning system for an airport
  • Compact system for cleaning water contaminated with PFAS © ZUT
    Compact system for cleaning water contaminated with PFAS © ZUT
Location
Nuremberg
Client
Airport operator
Parameters
- Flow rate 25 m³/h water
Performance period
since July 2020

Compact system for treating contaminated water on the airport site

The use of PFAS-containing extinguishing foams at various locations on the airport site has caused various soil and groundwater contamination. In order to prevent the pollutants from spreading further, the contaminated groundwater is collected via extraction wells and infiltration trenches and transported via the new groundwater purification system. This consists of several activated carbon containers in which the pollutants are adsorbed onto an activated carbon specially suited for PFAS (PFAS optima®) and thus removed from the water.

Pollutants

  • Σ PFAS up to 700 µg/L
  • DOC up to 21 mg/l

Scope of services

  • 3x renovation wells
  • 3x infiltration pumps
  • Intermediate basin
  • 2x WAKF with activated carbon especially suitable for PFC (PFAS optima®)
  • Drainage basin
  • Remote access