Comprising more than 4 700 chemicals, perfluorinated and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of widely used, man-made chemicals that accumulate over time in humans and in the environment. PFAS are used in non-stick pans, paper products, textiles, firefighting foam, electronics and other products. Fig. 1. The contamination of…
What are PFAS? Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are man-made chemicals that are being used in almost all industry branches and that are also prominent in our daily lives. This group of chemicals comprises more than 10.000 substances. Because of their water-, fat-, and dirt-repellent properties they are used in…
SCENARIOS consortium gathered during the last week of July for the First Review meeting with EU officials. Taking the chance of our gathering in Patras during that meeting we could attend some very interesting demos at FORTH labs. DEMO-A (FORTH) SMART DETECTION OF PFAS BY SURFACE ENHANCED RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY Conventional…
The SCENARIOS project will provide pilot solutions for the detection, (bio)monitoring, long-term toxicity and risk assessment, pollution control, and remediation of Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). These SCENARIOS technological developments need to be prepared in order to accelerate their market adoption and generate maximum awareness among the interested stakeholders. Pilot…
Maria Teresa Guerra, Giorgio Mancinelli Department of Biological and Environmental Science and Technologies – Di.S.Te.B.A. Centro Ecotekne – S.P. Lecce Monteroni, 73100 Lecce (LE) – Italy Introduction Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of man-made chemicals that are known for their unique chemical properties and persistent nature 1,2. The major…
Robust detection of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) congeners in different matrices and samples is a must. Scenarios scientists report on the current state of the art in measuring PFASs in environmental matrices and complex samples. In the framework of the SCENARIOS project, the University of Piemonte Orientale (UPO) is…
On Monday and Tuesday last week SCENARIOS held is first general assembly in Alessandria organised by the project coordinator Prof. Francesco Dondero and his team from the Department of Science and Technological Innovation, in the Università del Piemonte Orientale (UPO). During those two days progresses on the project were presented….
Today SCENARIOS was presented at the kick off meeting from the Green Deal Chemicals Cluster that lasted all morning. The presentation of SCENARIOS was made by our project coordinator Francesco Dondero. Sister projects were also presented there too, and a very interesting morning there were many very lively discussions on…
On Thursday, 09th and Friday 10th December 2021 the Scenarios consortium held its kick-off meeting in a hybrid format in Alexandria, Italy where Prof. F. Dondero, Project Coordinator, acted as host from Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale. First all partners presented themselves and their organisations. Then we have the…
