The first Austrian PFAS Day, organised by the PFAS Expert Committee of the ÖWAV - Österreichischer Wasser- und Abfallwirtschaftsverband led by Matthias Zessner, was a resounding success:

• 280 participants from a variety of professional backgrounds demonstrate the significant interest and need for information exchange and cross-sectoral collaboration in this highly complex topic.
• 11 presentations from leading experts provided an excellent overview of the regulatory framework and of the current state of knowledge in multiple fields.

•  1 inspiring podium discussion highlighted the most pressing societal and technical challenges towards sustainable solutions.

  We were very glad to contribute to this event with two talks by Matthias Zessner and Norbert Kreuzinger as well as moderation by Ottavia Zoboli. In our research, we will strive to provide answers and tools to identify and quantify sources and pathways of PFAS emissions to effectively protect water resources and to identify effective remediation and treatment technologies.