Jun 27, 2022
NC State Researchers Recognized for Work on PFAS Pollution
Detlef Knappe’s work discovering and tracing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) compounds in the Cape Fear River basin was recently recognized by the city council in Wilmington, N.C. Knappe, S. James Ellen Distinguished Professor in the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, worked with graduate student Elisa Arevalo and postdoctoral scholar Mei Sun to find PFAS compounds including a chemical called GenX in the river, which provides drinking water for some 500,000 people in southeastern North Carolina.