BalticPFASResolve – PFAS Source Tracking, Mitigation, and Remediation in the Central Baltic

We develop measures and tools to reduce emissions of harmful PFAS compounds

Duration of the project

1.8.2025 – 31.7.2028

Source of funding

Central Baltic

Total funding

2 500 000 €

TheBalticPFASResolve (PFAS Source Tracking, Mitigation, and Remediation in the Central Baltic) project aims to reduce discharges of PFAS, or per- and polyfluorinated alkyl compounds, which are harmful to nature and health, into the Baltic Sea. The project will, among other things, trace the sources of emissions, carry out nature-based stormwater pilots and raise awareness of the environmental and health impacts of PFAS fire-fighting foams.

PFAS compounds and their harms

PFAS are man-made chemicals, often referred to as “perpetual chemicals”. They do not break down naturally and accumulate both in the environment and in the human body. These compounds are used in many everyday products and as industrial chemicals, among other things because of their dirt, water and grease-repellent properties. PFASs are found, for example, in waterproof and stain-resistant clothing, Teflon-coated frying pans, fast food packaging, paints and fire-fighting foams. They also enter watercourses in waste water and stormwater.

Studies have shown that PFAS can increase the risk of cancer, cause liver damage, weaken the immune system, interfere with endocrine function and affect child development, among other things.

The BalticPFASResolve project aims to reduce PFAS emissions.

Four strands of action

The project involves municipalities, local authorities, water utilities and universities from the Baltic Sea region in Finland, Sweden, Estonia and Latvia.

Stormwater pilot and prevention of damage from fire-fighting foams

At Turku University of Applied Sciences, our work focuses on the construction of a stormwater pilot project in the upper reaches of the Kuninkoja urban stream and the prevention of PFAS firefighting foams.