The Achieving Zero PFAS project aims to take action against PFAS by facilitating cooperation and knowledge-sharing as well as coordination between stakeholders. The project focuses especially on the countries of Lithuania and Ukraine.
Description
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of chemicals that have previously been used and disposed without the awareness of its toxicity creating PFAS accumulations in nature. The identification of new PFAS and development of technical solutions is growing rapidly. However, in many countries such knowledge is still very limited.
The project will collect information about different training materials available and create an accessible inventory of them which will be promoted through different communication channels in the region. Furthermore, the “PFAS school” activities will consist of lectures targeted especially to university students in Lithuania and Ukraine.
One of the activities in the project will be the development of a PFAS laboratory in Ukraine. Currently, there are no laboratories in Ukraine capable of analyzing PFAS. However, Lviv Polytechnic National University has equipment that can be adapted for PFAS analysis in collaboration with Swedish Environmental Research Institute. This initiative will provide long-term benefits for PFAS management efforts in Ukraine.
Other activities in the project are related to the identification of PFAS pollution hotspots and the creation of national PFAS strategy in Lithuania.
Project partners
- IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute - Lead partner
- DVGW-Technologiezentrum Wasser TZW (Germany)
- Lviv Polytechnic National University (Ukraine)
- Union of the Baltic Cities Sustainable Cities Commission (Finland)
- Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (Lithuania)
Funding
The Achieving Zero PFAS project is supported by the Swedish Institute's Baltic Sea Neighborhood Programme. The total amount granted for the project is 998 860 SEK.
Project information
The Achieving Zero PFAS project (Sep 2024 - Aug 2026) aims to take action against PFAS by facilitating cooperation and knowledge-sharing as well as coordination between stakeholders. The project focuses especially on the countries of Lithuania and Ukraine.