Partitioning of PFAS and Other Organic Contaminants Between Water, Air, and Minerals

 

Ian Bourg, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and the High Meadows Environmental Institute, presented “Partitioning of PFAS and Other Organic Contaminants Between Water, Air, and Minerals.” Bourg was the third speaker in the Spring 2026 HMEI Faculty Seminar Series.

Natural systems hold an increasing variety of anthropogenic microcontaminants and their transformation products. An important set of variables in predicting the behavior of these compounds in the environment is their affinities for different phases including water, air, minerals, and biological systems. Computational chemistry can help predict these affinities and generate information that is often challenging to obtain in the lab.

Partitioning of PFAS and Other Organic Contaminants Between Water, Air, and Minerals

Publish Date

April 7, 2026

Presenter(s)

Ian Bourg

Link to Video

https://youtu.be/KNBCNP18ds8

Video Length

1:06:17

 

Ian Bourg, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and the High Meadows Environmental Institute, presented “Partitioning of PFAS and Other Organic Contaminants Between Water, Air, and Minerals.” Bourg was the third speaker in the Spring 2026 HMEI Faculty Seminar Series.

Natural systems hold an increasing variety of anthropogenic microcontaminants and their transformation products. An important set of variables in predicting the behavior of these compounds in the environment is their affinities for different phases including water, air, minerals, and biological systems. Computational chemistry can help predict these affinities and generate information that is often challenging to obtain in the lab.