以当前的排放率从环境中去除PFAS的成本估计规模
1Department of Civil Engineering, University of St. Thomas, 2115 Summit Ave, OSS 100, St. Paul, MN 55105, United States of America.
The Science of the total environment
|February 7, 2024
概括
由于成本过高,单靠环境修复无法管理全球的和多甲基物质 (PFAS) 库存. 减少PFAS生产和排放对于防止环境污染的增加至关重要.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 环境化学环境化学
- 环境经济学环境经济学
背景情况:
- 和多基基物质 (PFAS) 是持久的环境污染物.
- 它们的环境持久性需要积极清除和销毁.
- 管理全球PFAS库存需要了解整治的经济可行性.
研究的目的:
- 评估环境修复的经济可行性,以管理全球PFAS库存.
- 为了确定当前的整治技术是否能够以环境添加率管理PFAS.
- 评估在不限制生产和使用的情况下去除PFAS的负担能力.
主要方法:
- 估计从环境中去除 perfluoroalkyl 酸 (PFAA) 的当前成本.
- 根据排放比率,将PFAA清除成本推算到PFAS清除总成本.
- 估计的PFAS清除成本与全球国内生产总值 (GDP) 的比较.
主要成果:
- 据估计,PFAA清除的年度成本在20万亿美元到7000万亿美元之间.
- 移除PFAS的总成本可能超过全球GDP (106万亿美元).
- 目前的补救成本在技术和经济上是无法实现的,以管理总的PFAS库存.
结论:
- 仅仅是对环境进行补救,并不是管理全球PFAS库存的经济可行解决方案.
- 显著减少PFAS生产和排放至关重要.
- 有针对性的补救是管理健康影响所必需的,但受到实际和负担得起的治疗水平的限制.
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