FOUNTAIN EU Project

LIFE FOUNTAIN project aims to reduce the groundwater and aquifer PFAS pollution by utilizing an innovative multidisciplinary approach that combines different technologies, including:
- the development of functionalized magnetic nanoparticles to detect and capture PFAS
- analytical strategies for high resolution mass spectrometry screening to identify chemical PFAS fingerprints
- advanced oxidation processes for PFAS decomposition

Through the development of advanced treatment technologies, LIFE FOUNTAIN allows the use of treated groundwater in the surface finishing industry and the downstream treatment of wastewater, restoring aquifer resources and reducing water consumption.

The project is designed with the objective of obtaining specific solutions (technically and economically viable, socially acceptable, environmentally positive) and business opportunities, to push the industries to a better competitive situation.

Project co-funded by the EU LIFE Programme under GA n° 101074321.