AAPlasma is proud to announce that we have been chosen by the Environmental Protection Agency to receive funding for our project “Plasma Enhancement of Absorbers for improved removal of PFOS and PFOA from Water” as part of their 2018 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) funding.

In this project, AAPlasma will be working with the EPA to develop a water filtration technology that will remedy the shortcomings in existing water filtration technology in the removal of perfluoroalkyl substances such as perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) from drinking water.

PFOA and PFOS are synthetic chemicals found in thousands of everyday and industrial products. However, they have been increasingly shown to present significant risks to our health and our environment. This award will allow AAPlasma, with the support of Drexel University’s Nyheim Plasma Institute, to investigate a novel plasma-based treatment technology for the removal of PFOA and PFAS from drinking water. 

AAPlasma is proud to be a part of the solution to this problem. We thank the EPA for this opportunity, and we look forward to making a difference in the health of the planet and its people.