{"id":2124,"date":"2025-07-30T17:20:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T21:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/win\/?p=2124"},"modified":"2025-07-30T19:07:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T23:07:35","slug":"cary-testing-way-to-remove-forever-chemicals-from-jordan-lake-without-waste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/win\/cary-testing-way-to-remove-forever-chemicals-from-jordan-lake-without-waste\/","title":{"rendered":"Cary testing way to remove \u2018forever chemicals\u2019 from Jordan Lake without waste"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wral.com\/news\/local\/jordan-lake-remove-pfas-forever-chemicals-no-waste-cary-july-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read the Full Article By Liz McLaughlin, WRAL Climate Change Reporter<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.invictawater.com\/\"><strong>Invicta Water\u2019s<\/strong> <\/a>Jordan\u202fLake pilot has treated 11\u202fmillion gallons, claiming to erase PFAS with no toxic waste. Cary will judge fall test data to see if it\u2019s a cheaper fix than carbon filters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Founder and CEO <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/stevewilcenski\/\"><strong>Steve Wilcenski<\/strong>,<\/a> an&nbsp;<strong>NC State alumnus<\/strong>, put it best:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201cThis is something that people told us we absolutely could not do. We\u2019ve been able to demonstrate that, yeah, we can.\u201d Wilcenski continued, \u201cWhat we\u2019re doing here is the worst\u2011case scenario,\u201d he said, glancing at the turbid lake. \u201cIf it works in raw water, it can work anywhere.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"is-text wp-block-ncst-buttons\">\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-button\">\n      <a\n        class=\"ncst-block__button-link btn\"\n        href=\"https:\/\/www.wral.com\/news\/local\/jordan-lake-remove-pfas-forever-chemicals-no-waste-cary-july-2025\/\"\n        data-ncst-lightbox=\"false\"\n                      >\n                  <span class=\"text\">Read Full Article<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\n              <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A blue shipping container perched on the shore of Jordan\u202fLake hums day and night, pulling raw, muddy water into a maze of stainless steel pipes. 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