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Veolia Completes Most Comprehensive Industry Testing to Date on PFAS Waste Incineration
PORT ARTHUR, Texas, May 09, 2025--Veolia has published the waste management industry’s most comprehensive testing to date on the incineration of PFAS compounds. The tests demonstrated that high temperature incineration is a proven and reliable disposal solution for high concentrations of targeted PFAS, destroying greater than 99% of targeted substances, including up to 99.9999% of PFOS and PFHxS.
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