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Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) are a large group of man-made substances used in many industrial and consumer products. The contaminants have attracted much attention from both the media and the general public worldwide recently. Some PFAS are known as ‘forever chemicals’ because of their persistent nature. Many PFAS preferentially accumulate at air/water interfaces. A further complication is that the behavior and toxicity of many PFAS are poorly understood, and considerable uncertainties have to be taken into account when assessing their risks and when implementing or verifying remediation. The pace of development of technical guidance, scientific knowledge and commercially available remediation techniques (especially PFAS destruction) is also very rapid.
This seminar will discuss the recent developments in risk assessment and management of PFAS in soil and water. It will give an overview of CIRIA’s new PFAS guidance C819 Good practice guidance: some per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in soil and the water environment.
Date: 29th November 2024
Venue: Room 324 Engineering Building V (工程五館) Guangfu Campus, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, 1001 Daxue Road, East District, Hsinchu City, Taiwan
Speaker: Ms. Joanne Kwan
Language: English
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About the speaker
Joanne Kwan is a Senior Research Manager and the Lead of Sustainable Land Reuse Programme for CIRIA (Construction Industry Research and Information Association). She is also a contaminated land and environmental specialist and probably the most active person in the UK for developing good practice guidance for construction projects. She has led the development of more than 55 industry good practice guidance documents, websites, training materials and APPs.
Joanne is also the project manager of the first comprehensive guide on PFAS risk assessment and management in soil and water for UK projects and CIRIA’s PFAS forum.
Joanne received her BSc(Hons) degree in Biochemistry from Cardiff University, Diploma in Biochemical Engineering from University College London, MSc degree in Environmental Control and Pollution from Manchester University, and MPlan degree in Town Planning from Manchester University. She is a Chartered Chemist, a Chartered Scientist, a Chartered Water and Environmental Manager, and a Chartered Environmentalist; and she is a Fellow of the Institution of Environmental Science, a Fellow of the Institute of Engineering and Technology, and a Fellow of the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management. She is also an Honorary Lecturer of Cardiff University, and an external examiner of Cambridge University.
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