A year has passed since the publication of the EU restriction proposal for PFAS, which seems likely to affect the prospects for PVDF membranes in the long term. PVDF is deemed to be a PFAS and does not seem to […]
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Author Archive: Graeme Pearce
The beginning of the end of PVDF membranes; a problem that is not going to go away
When we come across a major problem, we are all tempted to react like Linus. In the case of the EU restriction proposal for PVDF, it’s not going to help! The EU has decided that the best way to tackle […]
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Over-Reach and Out of Reach; the EU REACH programme declares war on PVDF membranes
Can the water industry survive without PVDF membranes? Should it be forced to lose its preferred material? I decided to write this blog as a follow up to an interview for last week’s Water Desalination Report article, ‘All PFAS are […]
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Solving the scourge of microplastics
The UK press is full of stories about plastic pollution in general and the problem of microplastics building up in the water cycle. Several recent news items have caught my eye. Apparently, in the UK, we dispose of 100 billion […]
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It’s not easy being green in the water industry; moving towards a new status quo
All of us in the water industry take it as read that we need to use water wisely and recycle wherever possible. I put this to the test last year, first at home and then by trying to help my […]
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