374Water鈥檚 AirSCWO Technology Destroys PFAS 鈥楩orever Chemicals鈥� in Landfill Leachate
374Water (NASDAQ: SCWO) has successfully demonstrated its AirSCWO technology's ability to destroy PFAS 'forever chemicals' in concentrated landfill leachate, achieving non-detectable levels in the effluent. The breakthrough addresses a critical environmental challenge affecting approximately 3,000 active and 10,000 capped landfills across the United States.
The company's solution targets an $80 million per year addressable market, offering landfill operators an effective alternative to traditional treatment methods. The AirSCWO system consistently achieves over 99.99% destruction of PFAS compounds, providing a sustainable, closed-loop solution that eliminates these toxic chemicals at the source rather than transferring them downstream.
This development positions 374Water to partner with landfill operators to reduce their liabilities and improve operational efficiency across more than 13,000 active and capped landfills.374Water (NASDAQ: SCWO) ha dimostrato con successo che la tecnologia AirSCWO 猫 in grado di distruggere i PFAS, i cosiddetti 鈥渇orever chemicals鈥�, presenti nel percolato concentrato delle discariche, portando i livelli dell鈥檈ffluente sotto il limite di rilevazione. Questa svolta risolve un problema ambientale critico che interessa circa 3.000 discariche attive e 10.000 discariche sigillate negli Stati Uniti.
La soluzione dell鈥檃zienda si rivolge a un mercato indirizzabile di 80 milioni di dollari all鈥檃nno, offrendo agli operatori di discariche un鈥檃lternativa efficace ai metodi di trattamento tradizionali. Il sistema AirSCWO raggiunge costantemente una distruzione dei composti PFAS superiore al 99,99%, fornendo una soluzione sostenibile a circuito chiuso che elimina queste sostanze tossiche alla fonte anzich茅 trasferirle a valle.
Questo sviluppo posiziona 374Water come potenziale partner per gli operatori di discariche, contribuendo a ridurre le loro responsabilit脿 e a migliorare l鈥檈fficienza operativa in oltre 13.000 discariche attive e sigillate.
374Water (NASDAQ: SCWO) ha demostrado con 茅xito que su tecnolog铆a AirSCWO puede destruir los PFAS, las llamadas 鈥渟ustancias qu铆micas para siempre鈥�, presentes en el lixiviado concentrado de vertederos, logrando niveles no detectables en el efluente. Este avance afronta un desaf铆o ambiental cr铆tico que afecta aproximadamente a 3.000 vertederos activos y 10.000 sellados en Estados Unidos.
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Este desarrollo sit煤a a 374Water para colaborar con operadores de vertederos y reducir sus responsabilidades, adem谩s de mejorar la eficiencia operativa en m谩s de 13.000 vertederos activos y sellados.
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374Water (NASDAQ: SCWO) a d茅montr茅 avec succ猫s que sa technologie AirSCWO peut d茅truire les PFAS, ces 芦 forever chemicals 禄, pr茅sents dans le lixiviat concentr茅 des d茅charges, atteignant des niveaux non d茅tectables dans l鈥檈ffluent. Cette avanc茅e r茅pond 脿 un enjeu environnemental majeur touchant environ 3 000 d茅charges actives et 10 000 d茅charges ferm茅es aux 脡tats-Unis.
La solution de la soci茅t茅 s鈥檃dresse 脿 un march茅 adressable de 80 millions de dollars par an, offrant aux exploitants de d茅charges une alternative efficace aux m茅thodes de traitement traditionnelles. Le syst猫me AirSCWO r茅alise syst茅matiquement une destruction des compos茅s PFAS sup茅rieure 脿 99,99%, fournissant une solution durable et en circuit ferm茅 qui 茅limine ces substances toxiques 脿 la source plut么t que de les transf茅rer en aval.
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374Water (NASDAQ: SCWO) hat erfolgreich gezeigt, dass seine AirSCWO-Technologie PFAS, die sogenannten 鈥瀎orever chemicals鈥�, im konzentrierten Deponiesickerwasser zerst枚ren kann und die Ablaufwerte unter die Nachweisgrenze bringt. Dieser Durchbruch adressiert eine kritische Umweltfrage, die etwa 3.000 aktive und 10.000 stillgelegte Deponien in den USA betrifft.
Die L枚sung des Unternehmens zielt auf einen adressierbaren Markt von 80 Millionen Dollar pro Jahr ab und bietet Deponiebetreibern eine wirkungsvolle Alternative zu herk枚mmlichen Behandlungsverfahren. Das AirSCWO-System erreicht konstant eine Zerst枚rung von PFAS-Verbindungen von 眉ber 99,99% und bietet eine nachhaltige, geschlossene L枚sung, die diese toxischen Stoffe an der Quelle eliminiert, statt sie weiterzugeben.
Diese Entwicklung positioniert 374Water als Partner f眉r Deponiebetreiber, um deren Haftungsrisiken zu verringern und die betriebliche Effizienz in mehr als 13.000 aktiven und stillgelegten Deponien zu verbessern.
- Achieved over 99.99% destruction rate of PFAS compounds in landfill leachate
- Targeting $80 million per year addressable market across 13,000+ landfills
- Technology produces effluent with non-detectable PFAS levels
- Solution eliminates dependence on municipal treatment plants
- Addresses critical environmental issue with limited current solutions
- Technology requires pre-concentration of leachate before treatment
- Implementation may require significant infrastructure changes at landfill sites
Insights
374Water's PFAS destruction technology proves highly effective in landfill leachate, targeting an $80M annual market opportunity.
The successful demonstration of 374Water's AirSCWO technology marks a significant technical achievement in environmental remediation. The system achieved complete destruction of PFAS compounds in landfill leachate to non-detectable levels鈥攁 substantial improvement over conventional treatment methods that merely transfer these chemicals elsewhere.
Landfill leachate represents one of the most challenging waste streams in the environmental sector. With 3,000 active and 10,000 capped landfills across the US generating this PFAS-contaminated liquid, the problem has reached crisis proportions. Current management strategies, primarily sending leachate to municipal wastewater facilities, are wholly inadequate for PFAS destruction.
The technical approach鈥攗sing pre-concentration methods like foam fractionation followed by AirSCWO treatment鈥攃reates a complete destruction pathway rather than a dilution or transfer solution. This addresses a critical gap in waste management infrastructure. Most importantly, the 99.99% destruction efficiency demonstrates that the technology works at commercial scale, not just in laboratory conditions.
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This successful demonstration positions 374Water to capitalize on growing regulatory pressure and public concern about these "forever chemicals," potentially accelerating commercial adoption across the waste management industry.
DURHAM, N.C., Aug. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 374Water Inc. (NASDAQ: SCWO) (鈥�374Water鈥�) (the 鈥淐ompany鈥�), a global leader in organic waste destruction technology and services for the municipal, federal, and industrial markets, today announced the successful waste destruction of toxic PFAS in concentrated landfill leachate utilizing our commercial-scale AirSCWO system. These waste destruction results showcase the effectiveness of our AirSCWO technology to destroy one of the most problematic waste streams containing toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (鈥淧FAS鈥�), producing effluent with PFAS concentrations at non-detectable levels.
Leachate is formed when rainwater filters through wastes placed in a landfill. When this liquid comes in contact with buried wastes, it leaches, or draws out, chemicals or constituents from those wastes. Landfill leachate is an inevitable byproduct of solid waste management, but growing concerns over toxins, environmental impact, and limited disposal options have turned landfill leachate management into a pressing issue for waste management companies as well as State and Local governments across the country.
Bloomberg recently highlighting real-world examples of health issues experienced by those living near U.S. landfills, including cancers, autoimmune disorders and heart problems, and denials by landfill operators.
With approximately 3,000 active landfills and over 10,000 capped landfills across the United States, PFAS-contaminated leachates are an increasing concern to Federal, State, and Local government agencies. Toxic PFAS are found in many everyday products, including food packaging, water resistant and waterproof materials, and cookware. Additionally, PFAS can be introduced to landfills through biosolids from wastewater treatment facilities. When these products and the manufacturing byproducts are landfilled, the PFAS can contaminate the landfill leachate stream.
Current leachate management strategies, such as treatment at a municipal wastewater treatment plant, are incapable of eliminating and destroying PFAS. This drives landfill owners to seek preventative measures such as increasing disposal fees for PFAS contaminated wastes or turning away contaminated wastes altogether. One solution is to pre-concentrate, via foam fractionation for example, then treat the concentrated leachate using innovative waste destruction technologies, such as the AirSCWO system, to fully eliminate and destroy PFAS from the leachate and eliminate dependence on municipal treatment plants for further downstream processing.
鈥淭his marks a crucial milestone for our AirSCWO technology鈥� said Chris Gannon, CEO of 374Water. 鈥淭he ability to destroy PFAS in landfill leachate鈥攐ne of the most challenging waste streams鈥攚ithout detectable residues demonstrates not just technical success, but real-world impact. We are proud to deliver a sustainable, closed-loop solution that eliminates 鈥渇orever chemicals鈥� and reduces dependence on outdated treatment infrastructure.
鈥淟andfill leachate contaminated with PFAS has become an increasingly concerning national problem with limited disposal options. Our AirSCWO system offers a breakthrough solution 鈥� destroying toxic compounds at the source, consistently achieving over
374Water is capitalizing on the immediate opportunity to partner with landfill operators to reduce their liabilities and improve operational resilience and costs across more than 13,000 active and capped landfills. We believe 374Water鈥檚 commercial-scale AirSCWO solutions represent the best destruction technology available to service this
About 374Water
374Water Inc. (NASDAQ: SCWO) is a global industrial technology and services company providing innovative solutions addressing wastewater treatment and waste management issues within the municipal, federal and industrial markets. 374Water's AirSCWO technology is designed to efficiently destroy and mineralize a broad spectrum of non-hazardous and hazardous organic wastes, producing safe dischargeable water streams, safe mineral effluent, safe vent gas, and recoverable heat energy. 374Water's AirSCWO technology has the potential to assist its customers to meet discharge requirements, reduce or eliminate disposal costs, remove bottlenecks, and reduce litigation and other risks. 374Water continues to be a leader in innovative waste treatment solutions, dedicated to creating a greener future and eradicating harmful pollutants. Learn more by visiting and follow us on .
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