Ending the PFAS Contamination Crisis & Improving Global Water Quality with Nigel Sharp CEO - Aquagga

Nigel Sharp, a serial entrepreneur with a social conscience created Aquagga to solve a great contamination issue. PFAS ( (Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances) are highly toxic man-made “forever” chemicals that have migrated into the air, soil, and water. 

Today, nearly all Americans have PFAS in their blood, with over 200 million people potentially drinking PFAS-impacted water
 
Nigel’s small team is battling PFAS - "forever chemicals" contaminating communities everywhere. Tune in to hear how their pressure-cooker technology is destroying PFAS at an industrial scale, completing the largest treatment project to date.
 
From early milestones to partnerships with the EPA and DOD, discover Aquagga's story of innovation against all odds. Uncover how they're scaling up to remediate pollution and protect billions from this trillion-dollar contamination crisis.
 
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:34 Nigel’s career development
03:21 A trip to Armenia and TUMO project
06:00 Building businesses to make an impact
07:26 The beginnings of Aquagga
10:50 PFAs chemicals, their dangers, and global impact
16:48 Legal actions against corporations
18:54 Developing technology that destroys PFAS
23:31 Scaling as a company – key milestones
29:00 The biggest challenges as a CEO
33:36 The most liked and disliked parts of being CEO
36:47 The impact in the next 10 years