Summary

Removing harmful chemicals from contaminated water is only one step toward their elimination. Once collected in filtration materials, these chemicals must still be destroyed and detoxified to prevent contamination from moving into another waste stream. Researchers at the University of Utah's John and Marcia Price College of Engineering have developed a new method to break down "forever chemicals" under relatively mild conditions. These chemicals, formally known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), have many beneficial uses, but they are difficult to destroy and can persist in the environment.

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