New method to break down ‘forever chemicals’ shows promise, study says

The toxic chemicals, PFAS, are now thought to be contaminating drinking water supplies for over 200 million Americans

A new method for decomposing some PFAS compounds may represent a major breakthrough in addressing widespread environmental contamination across the world, according to research published on Thursday.

PFAS, or per and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are called forever chemicals" because they do not naturally break down, and man-made processes that attempt to destroy them are expensive, energy intensive and have yielded questionable results.

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