Crystal Clean Executes One of the World’s Largest PFAS Fractionation Projects for PFAS Remediation in Midwestern United States

The project uses Crystal Clean’s 4never™ solution to separate, concentrate, transport, and destroy PFAS from contaminated waters.

Crystal Clean, Inc. a leading provider of specialized environmental and waste management solutions to commercial and industrial end-markets, today announced it completed its largest PFAS remediation project to date. The project, utilizing Crystal Clean’s 4never™ solution, successfully treated 1.46 million gallons of PFAS impacted waters over the course of three weeks.

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A lineup of four SAFF® (Surface Active Foam Fractionation) units operating at a confidential site. (Photo: Business Wire)

PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, is a group of chemicals known as “forever chemicals” that have been used in a wide range of consumer and industrial products. Research has shown that they have become pervasive in the environment and pose a health risk when accumulated in the body, creating a need to safely manage and remove these contaminants.

The 4never™ solution, which is a turnkey service with a tailored approach to remove PFAS contaminants based on project requirements and goals, operated around the clock with an on-site PFAS processing plant at a confidential industrial site in the midwestern U.S. The on-site PFAS processing plant utilized a set of four SAFF® (Surface Active Foam Fractionation) units, manufactured and exclusively distributed by 4never™ partners EPOC Enviro and Allonnia, to treat a variety of PFAS impacted event and site waters.

The multi-SAFF® processing setup treated the PFAS contaminated waters by separating and concentrating PFAS from the water, reducing the contaminants down to a few gallons a day of PFAS concentrate. The PFAS concentrate was then transported to a Crystal Clean facility for final management and offsite third-party destruction.

“The combination of technologies, expertise, and infrastructure to deliver a complete PFAS remediation solution at this scale is one of the key benefits and a testament to the flexibility of our 4never™ solution,” said Brian Recatto, President & CEO of Crystal Clean. “We are enormously proud to be able to bring this solution to businesses seeking large scale PFAS remediation, addressing what is becoming one of the leading environmental issues of the century in an environmentally responsible way.”

“EPOC Enviro’s patented SAFF® technology has now successfully remediated over 260 million gallons of PFAS impacted waters at more than thirty sites around the globe,” said EPOC Enviro President Peter Murphy. “With the recent release of Maximum Contaminant Levels by the U.S. EPA in relation to drinking waters for six PFAS compounds, as well as CERCLA designation of PFOS and PFOA, having a proven and environmentally friendly method of managing PFAS has never been more relevant.”

Crystal Clean is increasing its PFAS remediation capabilities and expanding the operating capacity of its 4never™ solution at a national scale. Crystal Clean currently operates a PFAS treatment facility in Michigan and has construction plans to add SAFF® treatment capabilities to several of its U.S. based commercial wastewater treatment facilities.

About Crystal Clean, Inc.

Crystal Clean, Inc., provides environmental and industrial services to manufacturers and other industrial businesses, utilities and governmental entities, and vehicle maintenance businesses. Their service programs include parts cleaning, regulated containerized and bulk waste management, used oil collection and re-refining, wastewater vacuum, emergency and spill response, industrial and field services, and waste antifreeze collection, recycling and product sales. These services help customers manage their used chemicals and liquid and solid wastes, while also helping to minimize their regulatory burdens. For more information about Crystal Clean, visit www.crystal-clean.com.

About EPOC Enviro

EPOC Enviro is an environmental engineering firm, dedicated to developing and implementing clever and practical engineering solutions on a global scale to permanently remove PFAS and other emerging contaminants from the environment. Their award winning SAFF® technology proudly applies the principles of intelligent design, sustainable engineering, and green chemistry. To learn more visit epocenviro.com.

About Allonnia

Allonnia is a bio-ingenuity company dedicated to extracting value where others see waste. They believe elegant solutions to the world’s biggest problems will be found in the world’s smallest organisms. Allonnia is pioneering novel approaches and imaginative combinations in biotechnology and engineering to solve waste challenges in nature, using nature. To learn more visit allonnia.com.

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