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EPA ANNOUNCES $3 MILLION IN FUNDING FOR SMALL BUSINESSES TO DEVELOP ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES
U.S. EPA News Release, 3 June 2020

EPA has provided $3M in Phase 2 SBIR funding to develop innovative environmental technologies for nine small businesses that previously received a Phase I award of $100,000. Phase 2 funding will aid the companies in further development and commercialization of their technologies. Among the nine awards are four technologies with potential uses in environmental remediation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS):
  1. Faraday Technology Inc., Englewood, Ohio, to develop electrochemical extraction and remediation of PFAS in soils as well as electrochemical pretreatment of PFAS-contaminated wastewater and landfill leachate streams.
  2. framergy Inc., College Station, Texas, to develop a novel water treatment technology to break down and mineralize PFAS.
  3. Polykala Technologies LLC, San Antonio, Texas, to develop "smart" polymer nanofiber mats for selective and efficient removal of PFAS from wastewater.
  4. 2WiTech LLC, San Diego, California, to develop a low-cost portable sensing technology for detecting trace amounts of PFOA and PFOS in water.
https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-announces-3-million-funding-small-businesses-develop-environmental-technologies-0



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