Innovative PFAS Water Treatment Sought By Port Of Antwerp-Bruges

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  • The contaminated water includes groundwater brackish Scheldt and dock water.
  • The Port of Antwerp-Bruges, with support from VLAIO’s Innovative Public Procurement Programme, is initiating a market consultation.
  • PFAS contamination is widespread across Flanders and Europe, including the Antwerp port area.
  • The Port of Antwerp-Bruges prioritizes the well-being of people and the environment.
  • The Port of Antwerp-Bruges, supported by the Innovative Public Procurement Programme (PIO), is issuing a public tender for companies with innovative technologies.
  • Sustainable and scalable solutions tailored to the challenge of short-chain PFAS contamination need large-scale testing in Flanders.

Improving Water Treatment In The Antwerp Port Area

Substantial volumes of PFAS-contaminated drainage water are discharged during infrastructure projects in the Antwerp port area, which involve soil excavation.

This water, comprising contaminated groundwater and brackish Scheldt and dock water, undergoes purification before being discharged.

However, current purification methods need to be more effective and sustainable. Consequently, the Port of Antwerp-Bruges, with the backing of VLAIO’s Innovative Public Procurement Programme, is initiating a market consultation targeting pioneering companies in the water treatment sector. Their collective objective is to devise, trial, and showcase innovative, scalable solutions.

Addressing PFAS Contamination Challenges

Furthermore, PFAS contamination is widespread across various locations in Flanders and Europe, including the Antwerp port area. The Port of Antwerp-Bruges prioritizes the well-being of people and the environment, emphasizing environmental stewardship and community welfare in its port operations and infrastructure endeavors.

PFAS compounds exist in both long and short chains. While existing methods using activated carbon effectively adsorb long-chain PFAS, they are less efficient for short-chain variants. In the Antwerp port area, short-chain PFAS compounds are predominant, having spread extensively with brackish groundwater. Sustainable and scalable solutions tailored to this challenge have yet to undergo large-scale testing in Flanders.

Therefore, the Port of Antwerp-Bruges, supported by the Innovative Public Procurement Programme (PIO), is issuing a public tender for companies with innovative technologies. Through this tender, the Port of Antwerp-Bruges seeks to expedite the development of scalable solutions within an operational setting in a short timeframe.

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