[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: "New method to break down ‘forever chemicals’ shows promise, study says"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

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

By Tom Perkins
Guardian
Augusst 18, 2022

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.

Because PFAS don’t degrade, they steadily cycle through and accumulate in the environment, and the toxic chemicals are now thought to be contaminating drinking water supplies for over 200 million Americans. They’ve been detected in the Arctic, found in rain throughout the globe, and are estimated to be in 98% of Americans’ blood. New research has also found them in alarming levels in some food and the air.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/aug/18/pfas-forever-chemicals-new-method-decompose-drinking-water

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
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