Just 3 ingredients can quickly destroy widely used PFAS ‘forever chemicals’
A new process for breaking down these enduring molecules does so in just hours
![An outdoor view of an apparatus that removes chemicals from the public water supply. Two men in hardhats look on.](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/053122_no_pfas_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
Polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, are separated from the water supply at facilities such as this one in Fullerton, Calif. Once isolated, the long-lasting chemicals still need to be destroyed to prevent their escape back into the water supply.
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