THE CHALLENGE
The challenge with legacy AFFF
01
Decades of foam, concentrated in the soil
Aqueous film-forming foam used in fire training and emergency response for decades has left PFAS concentrated in soil and groundwater at airports and training grounds.
02
Fire training water is a direct PFAS source
Water used and recovered from hot fire training exercises carries some of the highest PFAS concentrations of any waste stream E2METRIX has treated.
03
Airports operate under scrutiny
Airport operators and emergency services providers face regulatory and public pressure to demonstrate PFAS is actually gone — not just moved off airport property.
04
Disposal doesn’t end the liability
Hauling PFAS-contaminated foam or media offsite for disposal keeps the liability alive — it just moves whose name is on it.
THE RECOMMENDED SOLUTION
Concentrate onsite, destroy onsite, discharge clean
WHY THIS APPROACH
Proven on real fire training and AFFF water
Handles highly concentrated foam
Olift® foam fractionation is built for exactly this kind of stream — it’s proven on real AFFF-contaminated fire training water.
Non-detection is achievable
Our Hobart deployment achieved PFAS non-detection on fire training water — not just reduction.
No offsite hazardous waste
Closed-loop concentration and destruction means the PFAS doesn’t leave the site as someone else’s disposal problem.
Deploys where the problem is
Containerized systems can be brought directly to an airport or training ground rather than trucking contaminated water elsewhere.
OPERATIONAL CONTEXT
Legacy AFFF has been phased out at most airports, but the PFAS it left behind in soil, groundwater, and fire training water remains — and remediation is an active, ongoing responsibility.
REAL RESULTS
Olift® removes PFAS from industrial sewage after an AFFF system malfunction
After an AFFF system malfunction at Brisbane International Airport, an airline operator used Olift® Foam Fractionation to treat more than 4,750,000 gallons of PFAS-contaminated industrial sewer, estuarine water, and industrial cleaning fluids.
4.75M+
GALLONS TREATED
ND
ACHIEVED AT HOBART, SEPARATE PROJECT
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