Testing with your water
Compare treatment options against your actual water chemistry. Measured results guide the recommendation.
PFAS water treatment
PFAS treatment, built around your water.
Meet the expertise behind your treatment
Choose your treatment system with evidence from your own water. Birchtech tests treatment options before you commit to a full-scale installation.
For water utilities, engineering firms, and industrial & commercial facilities.
Start with a free technical consultation.
In-house testingNorth Dakota & Pennsylvania
170+ yearsCombined leadership experience
Patented technologyActivated carbon expertise
Publicly listedNYSE American · TSX: BCHT
How testing works
Test your water first.
Choose your treatment with confidence.
See how different treatment materials perform with your water before choosing a system.
What is RSSCT?
Rapid Small-Scale Column Testing is a laboratory pilot that passes your water through treatment media under conditions designed to represent a full-scale system.
It helps your team compare media performance and plan treatment capacity and costs.
Start with your actual water
Evaluate candidate media against your water chemistry and treatment objectives.
Compare measured performance
Review the results to see how long media continue to remove the target contaminants.
Make an informed system decision
Use the testing report to support media selection, system sizing and your project budget.
Have water results or an existing treatment challenge?
Discuss what testing could answer for your project.
Why Birchtech
Know the team behind your treatment.
Technical expertise, testing facilities and support from the first pilot through implementation.
Your in-house testing team
Birchtech operates design centers in North Dakota and Pennsylvania, with direct access to its technical team.
Experienced carbon specialists
Expertise in patented activated carbon technology, backed by 170+ years of combined leadership experience.
A publicly listed company
Listed as BCHT on NYSE American and the TSX, with public company reporting to help you evaluate your treatment partner.
Questions to ask when comparing treatment partners
Use these questions to assess proposals for your water and project requirements.
| What to ask | Birchtech’s approach |
|---|---|
| Will you test our actual source water? | Site-specific RSSCT testing produces measured performance data. |
| Which treatment options will you compare? | Granular activated carbon, ion exchange and mixed-media options, guided by testing. |
| Can we discuss results with the testing team? | In-house design centers in North Dakota and Pennsylvania provide technical access. |
| Who supports the project after testing? | Support can continue through design, commissioning and operation. |
Other providers’ capabilities vary. Compare their proposals against your project requirements.
Industrial water-treatment case study
Practical experience.
Measurable cost savings.
A Mid-Atlantic coal-fired utility. Multiple plant locations. Four water sources analyzed.
Project scope: boiler-feed filtration, boron and selenium. The figures below are Birchtech-reported industrial treatment results, not PFAS-specific results.
30%
Average cost improvement
Compared with other solution providers in this industrial engagement.
$100K
Total cost savings
Reported across the engagement using a site-specific treatment approach.
One partner for several water challenges.
Birchtech evaluated water from four sources to address boiler-feed filtration and wet scrubber wastewater containing boron and selenium.
For your project: consider media performance and long-term treatment costs together.
Results depend on site conditions and do not guarantee savings on another project.
View the project challenges and treatment approach
The challenge
- Multiple plant locations and water sources
- Filtration to protect reverse osmosis boiler feed
- Boron and selenium in wet scrubber wastewater
The approach
- Analyze water from four different sources
- Use sand and anthracite media for reverse osmosis protection
- Evaluate exchange resins for boron
- Pilot-test adsorptive media for selenium
Treatment options
The right treatment starts with the right media.
Media are the materials inside a treatment system that remove contaminants. Your water data helps determine which options to use.
Granular activated carbon (GAC)
Carbon-based treatment media evaluated for PFAS removal, capacity and useful operating life.
Ion exchange resins (IX)
Resins evaluated for targeted PFAS removal and performance in your water.
Mixed and specialty media
Options compared with established media when your water needs a more tailored approach.
Unsure which option fits? Discuss your PFAS media options.
Our process
A clear path from testing to treatment.
Know what happens at each stage, and which services your project may need.
Start with a conversation.
Plan My Next StepThe initial technical consultation is free. Testing, system design and commissioning are separate services, scoped to your project.
Step 1Send a water sample
Your sample goes to a Birchtech design center in North Dakota or Pennsylvania.
Step 2Test the treatment options
Lab-scale columns compare how candidate media perform with your water.
Step 3Review your results
Receive an engineering report with performance data and a media recommendation.
Step 4Plan the treatment system
Use the findings to develop a system proposal and specification.
Optional service
Step 5Put the system into operation
Continue with implementation, start-up and operational support.
Optional service
Additional water-treatment support
Other contaminants in your water?
Alongside PFAS, Birchtech can assess additional treatment needs as part of your wider project.
Explore treatment support beyond PFAS
Arsenic
Selenium
Mercury
Chromium
Other heavy metals
Iron
Catalytic carbon for suitable co-contaminants
A separate option to discuss for other treatment needs. PFAS removal performance must be evaluated separately.
Your next step
Let’s discuss your PFAS project.
Tell us about your water and the questions your team needs answered.
What happens after an enquiry?
- Share the essentials
Your name, work email and organization are enough to start.
- Speak with the water-treatment team
Discuss your source water, objectives and current challenges.
- Agree on a practical next step
Explore testing, media evaluation or system design for your needs.
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