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What are PFAS?
SEASON 01 | EPISODE 18
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Have you heard about PFAS but you are not sure what that means?
Join us today to learn about this emerging topic with Professor Denis O’Carroll. Denis is the Managing Director of the Water Research Laboratory and a Professor at the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of New South Wales. His career has been focused on using engineering to address pressing challenges to the environment and water quality.
What are these substances? Why do they stay around for so long? How do we treat them? Listen to the conversation to find out!
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Guest: Professor Denis O'Carroll
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Denis is the Managing Director of the Water Research Laboratory and a Professor at the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of New South Wales. His career has been marked by his commitment to using engineering to address pressing challenges facing the environment, water quality and in particular looking at contaminants in the water. With experience in using nanometals for site remediation and investigating the toxicity of nanoparticles released from commercial products, Denis has more recently been focusing on investigating the fate and mitigation of PFAS.