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ArticleSustainability science and technology2026

The PFAS roadmap-Navigating a path together to improved management.

Lokesh P Padhye, Melanie Kah, Erin M Leitao, Karl Bowles, Paul Nathanail, Ian T Cousins, Romain Figuière, Bradley O Clarke, Jordan M Partington, Wejdan Alghamdi and 26 more

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Authors and funding

36 authors.

Lokesh P PadhyeThe New York State Center for Clean Water Technology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0003-4743-7245
Melanie KahSchool of Environment, The University of Auckland, 23 Symonds Street, 1010 Auckland, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0002-8705-9229
Erin M LeitaoSchool of Chemical Sciences, The University of Auckland, 23 Symonds Street, 1010 Auckland, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0003-3738-0425
Karl BowlesJacobs Group, North Sydney 2060, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-0701-6585
Paul NathanailLQM, Nottingham NG7 2TU, United Kingdom.
Ian T CousinsDepartment of Environmental Science, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-7035-8660
Romain FiguièreDepartment of Environmental Science, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.
Bradley O ClarkeAustralian Laboratory for Emerging Contaminants, School of Chemistry, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-4559-9585
Jordan M PartingtonAustralian Laboratory for Emerging Contaminants, School of Chemistry, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-8921-1255
Wejdan AlghamdiAustralian Laboratory for Emerging Contaminants, School of Chemistry, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-9479-817X
Elsie M SunderlandHarvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Cambridge, MA 02138, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0003-0386-9548
Bridger J RuyleTandon School of Engineering, New York University, Brooklyn, NY 11201, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0003-1941-4732
Satoshi EndoHealth and Environmental Risk Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), Onogawa 16-2, 305-8506 Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-8702-1602
Trevor N BrownARC Arnot Research & Consulting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0009-0001-5293-2067
Zhengyang WangThe New York State Center for Clean Water Technology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, United States of America.
Size ZhengDepartment of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, United States of America.
Joseph J PignatelloDepartment of Environmental Science and Forestry, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, CT 06511, United States of America.
Sanne J SmithDepartment of Water Management, Delft University of Technology, Stevinweg 1, 2628 CN Delft, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-3487-0528
Marcel RiegelTZW: DVGW-Technologiezentrum Wasser, Karlsruher Str. 84, 76139 Karlsruhe, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-6078-2145
Hans Peter H ArpEnvironmental Technology, Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI), Sandakerveien 140, 0484 Oslo, Norway.ORCID 0000-0002-0747-8838
Jens BlotevogelCommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (Waite Campus), Urrbrae, SA 5064, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-2740-836X
Robert J GiraudDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delware, Newark, DE 19716, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0002-1847-7195
Anthony K RappéDepartment of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0002-5259-1186
Erlend SørmoFaculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management (MINA), Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Elizabeth Stephansensvei 31, 1433 Ås, Norway.ORCID 0000-0002-3345-8777
Gerard CornelissenFaculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management (MINA), Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Elizabeth Stephansensvei 31, 1433 Ås, Norway.
Marc A DeshussesDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Box 90287, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, United States of America.
Igor V NovosselovMechanical Engineering Department, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0002-6347-7450
P Lee FergusonDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Box 90287, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, United States of America.
Brian R PinkardMechanical Engineering Department, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0002-4517-4712
Timothy J StrathmannCivil and Environmental Engineering Department, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, United States of America.
Kapish GobindlalEnvironmental Decontamination (NZ) Limited. 1/22 Highgate Parkway, Auckland 0932, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0002-3858-3761
Jonathan SperryCentre for Green Chemical Science, University of Auckland. 23 Symonds Street, Auckland 1010, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0001-7288-3939
Elisabeth Cuervo LumbaqueCatalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA), Emili Grahit 101, 17003 Girona, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6085-5885
Nick DuinslaegerCatalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA), Emili Grahit 101, 17003 Girona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-7754-2903
Jelena RadjenovicCatalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA), Emili Grahit 101, 17003 Girona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-4356-2110
James HattonJacobs, Greenwood Village, CO 80111, United States of America.

Funding

Sources, Transport, Exposure & Effects of PFAS (STEEP) Center - RENEWALP42ES027706 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND · PI Harrison Dekker · 2017 to 2026
$18.9M
NIEHS NIH HHS P42 ES027706
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) represent a large-and structurally diverse-group of contaminants that have become ubiquitous in our environment. PFAS are all extremely persistent while some are also bioaccumulative, mobile and/or toxic, which gives rise to significant environmental and health concerns. Despite more than a decade of intensive research, the management of PFAS is still associated with considerable challenges. It is evident that a holistic approach is required to address the challenging global problem of PFAS. This roadmap features expert perspectives from world-renowned leading researchers and practitioners on how best to manage PFAS. The 15 topics cover different facets of the complex PFAS issue, providing a multidisciplinary and multisectoral overview. For each topic, we reflect on the current status of knowledge and offer recommendations on science and technology advances that will help meet current and future challenges. Taken together, the 15 topics cover the entire life cycle of PFAS-from their sources to their destruction. Important themes such as monitoring and analysis, understanding and predicting fate, source controls (regulation and replacement), and existing and emerging strategies for remediation (capture and destroy) are highlighted throughout the roadmap. Overall, there are many recent scientific and technological advancements that show promise for the management of PFAS. However, it is also clear that there is no 'silver bullet' and multifaceted solutions will be needed. Long-term success hinges on sustained collaboration among researchers, policymakers, industries, and communities, which we hope this roadmap will help to catalyze.

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PFASPFAS alternativesPFAS analysisPFAS fatePFAS managementPFAS monitoringPFAS treatment

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PMID42205850
PMCPMC13210092

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