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DESCRIPTION:Date: March 10th\, 2026 | 1:30 PM (EST) | Location: Macdonald E
 ngineering Building Room: 497 & ZOOM | Hybrid Free Event\n\nRegister: http
 s://mcgill.ca/x/5cX\n\nPer‑ and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have bee
 n used in thousands of industrial and commercial products for more than si
 xty years\, leaving behind persistent and complex environmental contaminat
 ion. As scientific understanding of PFAS toxicity\, transformation\, and m
 obility has evolved\, so have regulatory expectations—yet practical\, cost
 ‑effective cleanup solutions remain limited.\n\nIn this seminar\, Professo
 r Kela Weber will present the latest advances in PFAS remediation\, with a
  focus on emerging destruction‑based technologies designed for on‑site and
  in‑situ treatment. He will unpack why PFAS are so resistant to degradatio
 n\, how they can transform under different environmental and treatment con
 ditions\, and why these transformations complicate risk assessment and con
 taminated‑site management.\n\nDrawing on real projects spanning lab\, pilo
 t\, and field scales\, Professor Weber will highlight a suite of innovativ
 e approaches—including ball milling\, gamma irradiation\, UV‑activated red
 uction\, combustion and smouldering\, and biological treatments using bact
 eria and fungi. He will share mechanistic insights\, cross‑cutting observa
 tions\, and perspectives on the most promising paths forward for PFAS clea
 nup.\n\n\nKela Weber\, PhD\, PEng\n\nKela is a Professor in the Department
  of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering\, and the Director of the Environme
 ntal Sciences Group (ESG) at the Royal Military College of Canada. He is a
 lso a practising Professional Engineer involved in the design and implemen
 tation of site assessment and remediation programs\, as well as an expert 
 witness in cases involving PFAS litigation. The heart of Kela’s fundamenta
 l research program began with investigations into microbial communities an
 d the fate and effect of emerging contaminants in environmental systems. H
 is applied research program supports the management of contaminated sites 
 in Canada with a focus on remote sites and emerging contaminants (PFAS in 
 particular).\n
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SUMMARY:TISEDTalk: Developing remediation technologies for per- and polyflu
 oroalkyl substances (PFAS) in soil and water: Progress and Challenges
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