Earlier this year EBNet’s PFAS WG presented a Position Statement identifying knowledge gaps and the need for development of cost-effective approaches able to degrade PFAS. Since then the WG has:
- run a successful international workshop co-sponsored by EBNet and the Environmental Biotechnology Innovation Centre (EBIC) – see video playlist
- presented results of an EBNet-funded POC project on PFAS at Aquaconsoil 2025
- presented on PFAS and Nature-based solutions at the European Wastewater Management conference
- released an animation on molecular docking and dynamics simulations as a tool to investigate interactions between enzymes and PFAS compounds
- submitted a review paper
- commented on a range of initiatives and news items
Prof Frederic Coulon, EBNet Co-I and Director of EBIC. who chairs the Aquaconsoil conference also encouraged a keynote speaker to share his PFAS presentation with us.
**Now the WG is planning to update its Position Statement before the end of the year, and is seeking input from EBNet members on key issues to add or expand on**
If you have comments or points to discuss, please contact Dr Tao Lyu of Cranfield University, who coordinates EBNet’s PFAS WG.
One very useful reference for this is the PFAS Policy Statement from the Chartered Institute of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM), which also hosted a webinar on analytical methods for PFAS including a case study of the River Liffey:
PFAS Policy Position Statement – CIWEM
The UK Government also recently issued an interim position statement on a policy approach to support management of risks from poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances.
