Protecting Our Water and Health from "Forever Chemicals"

Fast food packaging, water-repellent apparel, non-stick cookware and unfortunately our own drinking water. These are just a few of the common ways that Americans are exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as “forever chemicals”, which can take four to 15 years to reduce by half in the human body and centuries to disappear from the environment.

The impact of PFAS is deep and broad in the U.S. One report by the Centers for Disease Control an dPrevention, found PFAS in the blood of 97% of Americans.¹ High concentrations of PFAS are linked to scores of health concerns including testicular, kidney, liver and pancreatic cancers. Unfortunately, low-income and underserved communities have been found to have a higher degree of PFAS contaminants than their higher-income counterparts, compounding the problem and highlighting systemic inequality in the way these issues are regulated.

AqueoUS Vets is working to provide clean drinking water to all by addressing long-standing and emerging contaminants in the U.S. water infrastructure, such as PFAS, with an array of effective water treatment solutions. The company offers a turnkey approach including the design, manufacturing, installation, commissioning, and ongoing service of custom water treatment systems that leverage advanced design technology and ensure long-term operational reliability. AV currently treats an estimated 168 million gallons per day for local, state, and federal government entities with more than 290 million gallons per day of treatment capacity in production, including the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power, Orange County Water District, and the city of Orange, NJ, and Marzana, AZ as well as private industrial and commercial customers.