Somerville, MA — November 2025
Onvector, a leader in emission-free PFAS destruction technology, has begun working on its second contract with the U.S. Department of Defense’s Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP). The project marks a critical milestone in validating Onvector’s Plasma Vortex™ system for real-world destruction of PFAS-contaminated waste streams.
This ESTCP pilot builds on prior remediation efforts at Joint Base Cape Cod, where Onvector has demonstrated safe and scalable solutions for PFAS destruction.
“This project represents a major step toward full-scale deployment of emission-free PFAS destruction,” said Dan Cho, CEO of Onvector. “We’re proud to be working with ESTCP and the Department of Defense to demonstrate that PFAS can be destroyed completely — without transferring the problem to our air, water, or soil.”
Demonstrating Performance Across Complex Waste Streams
The pilot is testing Onvector’s Plasma Vortex™ technology on multiple challenging PFAS waste streams, including:
- Foam fractionation concentrates from contaminated groundwater treatment systems
- AFFF rinsates and residual firefighting foams from decommissioned storage and suppression systems
- Other PFAS concentrates
These waste types represent some of the most difficult PFAS matrices to manage and are currently handled through costly storage, landfilling, or high-temperature incineration. Onvector’s Plasma Vortex™ system offers a truly destructive, emission-free alternative, using plasma to break down PFAS into harmless end products.
A Growing National Priority
PFAS contamination remains one of the most pressing environmental challenges facing the U.S. military and municipalities nationwide, as well as industrial players. Since 2022, the Department of Defense’s estimated PFAS investigation and cleanup costs have tripled to $9.3 billion, underscoring the need for scalable cost-effective destruction technologies. The total U.S. remediation market is now estimated at $28 billion, covering over 670 military installations and thousands of civilian and industrial sites.
“Our ESTCP partnership highlights how water-tech innovation can directly support national remediation goals,” said Dr. Nathalie Ionesco, VP of Strategy and Innovation at Onvector. “We’re demonstrating that PFAS destruction can be both sustainable and practical at scale.”
Up Next, Full-Scale Deployment
Results from this pilot will guide the next phase of Onvector’s commercialization strategy, including deployment of a centralized destruction facility, capable of treating concentrated PFAS waste streams such as AFFF stockpiles and rinsates. Unlike other technologies that struggle to destroy high-concentration wastes, Onvectors’ cost efficiency increases at higher concentrations, resulting in costs that can compete with legacy solutions.
Onvector’s ongoing work with ESTCP underscores the company’s mission to provide PFAS Destruction-as-a-Service (DaaS) — delivering clean, verifiable destruction pathways for government, industrial, and municipal partners.
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