Australian native rushes in constructed floating wetlands removed 42% to 53% of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from contaminated surface water over the course of a 28-day experiment in South Australia.
Awad, John, Gianluca Brunetti, Albert Juhasz, Mike Williams, Divina Navarro, Barbara Drigo, Jeremy Bougoure, Joanne Vanderzalm, and Simon Beecham. “Application of native plants in constructed floating wetlands as a passive remediation approach for PFAS-impacted surface water.” Journal of Hazardous Materials 429 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.128326
