PFAS in Agriculture: Risks and Mitigation (PFARM)
The PFARM project will study the risks that PFAS pose to Norwegian agriculture and food production by assessing levels, sources, and distribution, as well as uptake in crops and livestock.
- Project period
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- Funders
- Norges forskningsråd (NFR)
- Total budget (NOK)
- 7,999,000
- Research section
- Contaminants and environmental technology
- Contact persons
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Bert van Bavel
Anders Ruus
Christian Vogelsang
Debhasish Bhakta
Ian Allan
Jan Thomas Rundberget
Merete Grung
Sissel Brit Ranneklev
Vanja Alling
About the project
PFARM aims to address the lack of understanding regarding the behavior of PFAS and its precursors in Norwegian agricultural settings. The project will conduct comprehensive analyses of more than 100 PFAS compounds, characterizing background levels in soil and assessing hazards from point sources (e.g., firefighting sites, landfills) and diffuse sources like sewage sludge. Through pilot-scale field experiments with cereals and controlled environment experiments with vegetables (e.g., lettuce, peas, cauliflower), the project will derive soil-to-plant transfer factors. Additionally, PFARM will focus on establishing PFAS levels in animal products such as beef, pork, poultry, and dairy to provide a basis for predictive modeling and mitigation strategies to safeguard environmental and human health.
External partners:
- NMBU (Norges miljø- og biovitenskapelige universitet)
- NILU (Stiftelsen NILU)
- Animalia AS