可持续的PFAS通过成本-健康权衡框架从电子废水中清除废水
Bingzheng Wang1, Fengqi You1,2,3,4
1College of Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States.
Environmental science & technology
|February 6, 2026
概括
电子行业面临着大量的化物和多化物 (PFAS) 废水风险. 到2035年处理PFAS排放可能花费数十亿美元,但对于公共卫生保护至关重要.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 化学工程是化学工程的重要组成部分.
背景情况:
- 电子和半导体制造业的快速增长导致了对和多基物质 (PFAS) 的排放.
- 污水中的PFAS对人类健康构成重大风险,并对环境造成负担.
研究的目的:
- 在电子和半导体行业,进行PFAS废水处理成本与健康益处之间的首次权衡分析.
- 将这些治疗成本与市场价值进行比较,并评估经济影响.
主要方法:
- 到2035年,预计PFAS排放量和相关的人类毒性单位 (CTUh).
- 颗粒活性炭 (GAC),离子交换树脂 (IER) 和反透 (RO) 膜处理的估计年度投资成本.
- 分析突破性绩效变化及其对经济和环境负担的影响.
主要成果:
- 到2035年,预计PFAS废水排放量为每年4.4-10.9千,估计在没有处理的情况下对人类有毒性为25-10300万CTUh.
- 每年处理成本估计在165-50.0亿美元之间,约占IER电子市场价值的0.5%.
- 电子废水中的短链PFAS限制了清除效率,放大了经济和环境负担.
结论:
- 在电子制造业中量化PFAS的成本与健康关系为治理提供了可操作的见解.
- 迫切需要全球协调的努力,以平衡工业增长与环境和公共卫生保护.
- 有效的PFAS废水管理对于可持续的技术进步至关重要.
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