PFAS Management in the US
PFAS Management in the US
This dataset provides a comprehensive view of PFAS (Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances) contamination, regulatory oversight, and treatment technology landscape across the United States. Covering over 131,000 facilities and benchmarking 45 PFAS remediation and destruction technologies, it equips environmental remediation companies, regulators, defense contractors, technology providers, and infrastructure investors with the intelligence needed to prioritize cleanup, mitigate risk, and deploy effective solutions.
Dataset Highlights
Facility Coverage:
- Captures 131,018 PFAS-impacted facilities across the U.S., spanning key contamination sources and risk categories
- Contamination Sources: Manufacturing plants, airports, military bases, wastewater facilities, hazardous waste sites
- Regulatory Scope: Facilities flagged under federal programs, including TRI, RCRA, NPDES, and SDWA
- Enforcement Landscape: Includes facilities with historical or ongoing compliance issues
- Hazardous Waste Activity: Tracks waste generation, shipment, and receipt volumes
- Environmental Justice Risk: Highlights sites located in socio-economically vulnerable areas
- Federal Oversight: Identifies sites involving DoD, FAA, and other federal actors
Key Data Fields:
- Each record is structured to support advanced analytics, GIS modeling, and regulatory monitoring
- Identification: Facility name, EPA ID, address, geographic coordinates
- Industry Classification: NAICS codes, sector labels
- Program Flags: Participation in EPA programs (TRI, RCRA, NPDES, SDWA, GHG Reporting)
- Hazardous Waste Metrics: Volume of waste
- Enforcement Indicators: Violations, inspections, penalties, enforcement actions
- Remediation Flags: Internal prioritization based on contamination level and risk profile
PFAS Treatment & Destruction Technology:
- Benchmarks 45 PFAS technologies categorized by medium (air, water, soil) and technical approach:
- Technology Types: Filtration, ion exchange, adsorption, advanced oxidation, thermal destruction, plasma, electrochemical, and more
- Benchmarking Fields:
- Treatment medium and targeted PFAS compounds
- Technical specifications and operational parameters
- Commercial maturity (lab, pilot, full-scale)
- Performance data and destruction efficiency
- Known advantages and limitations
- Suppliers, manufacturers, and case studies
- Use Case Matching: Enables mapping of technologies to contamination context and site requirements
Advanced Analytics
- Risk Prioritization: Identify high-risk or non-compliant facilities for urgent remediation
- Remediation Strategy Planning: Align facility risk with viable treatment technologies
- M&A Targeting: Detect facilities with clean-up liabilities or technology acquisition opportunities
- ESG & Policy Reporting: Support disclosures, audits, and environmental justice initiatives
- Defense & Infrastructure Planning: Optimize investment in PFAS mitigation for military and public utilities
Use Cases
- Prioritizing site cleanup for municipal, state, and federal agencies
- Matching PFAS sites to appropriate treatment technologies
- Supporting ESG and environmental risk disclosures
- Strategic due diligence for remediation service providers and acquirers
- Planning infrastructure investment and technology deployment
- Academic and policy research on PFAS exposure and regulation
- Supporting litigation, underwriting, and compliance audits
Data Sources & Collection Methodology
- Sourced from a wide range of public, regulatory, and scientific sources
- Regulatory Programs: EPA (TRI, RCRA, NPDES, SDWA, GHG Reporting)
- Federal Reports: DoD and FAA facility disclosures, contractor filings
- Hazardous Waste Tracking Systems: State and federal databases
- Technology Research: Scientific publications, EPA innovation registries, vendor data, pilot studies
Each facility record is enriched with program flags, compliance status, hazardous waste flows, and EJSCREEN overlays. Technology data is derived from verified literature and real-world applications.
Data Quality & Processing
Delivery State: Processed and ready for GIS platforms, environmental risk models, and BI tools
- Processing Workflow Includes:
- Normalization: Standardized fields across facilities and technologies
- Geospatial Tagging: Facility coordinates and overlay with EJ and water risk maps
- Programmatic Linking: Crosswalks between EPA datasets for unified facility IDs
- Machine Learning: Classification of treatment types, identification of risk clusters
- Metadata Enrichment: Commercial readiness, supplier profiles, and technical benchmarks
- Quality Scoring: Completeness, regulatory relevance, and update frequency assessed per record
PFAS Management in the US