Doctoral position on PFAS Pathways: Tracking “Forever Chemicals” through Soil–Groundwater Interfaces for Safer Drinking Water 100%, Zurich, fixed-term print Drucken The Subsurface Environmental Processes Group (Eawag and ETH Zurich) is seeking a dynamic and motivated doctoral student to study the dynamics of PFAS in subsurface environments.
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of highly persistent synthetic compounds increasingly detected in soils and aquifers worldwide.
Their extreme stability and mobility make PFAS a critical challenge for groundwater quality and drinking water security.
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Doctoral position on PFAS Pathways: Tracking “Forever Chemicals” through Soil–Groundwater Interfaces for Safer Drinking Water 100%, Zurich, fixed-term print Drucken The Subsurface Environmental Processes Group (Eawag and ETH Zurich) is seeking a dynamic and motivated doctoral student to study the dynamics of PFAS in subsurface environments.
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of highly persistent synthetic compounds increasingly detected in soils and aquifers worldwide.
Their extreme stability and mobility make PFAS a critical challenge for groundwater quality and drinking water security.
The Doctoral position on PFAS Pathways: Tracking “Forever Chemicals” through Soil–Groundwater Interfaces for Safer Drinking Water role offered by ETH Zürich is based in Zurich, Canton of Zurigo, in the administration sector.
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