A certain class of PFAS was discovered to have a weakness that can be exploited to make them harmless. — AFP
"Forever chemicals" used in daily items like non-stick pans have long been linked to serious health issues – a result of their toxicity and extreme resistance to being broken down as waste products.
Chemists in the United States and China on Aug 18 (2022) said they had finally found a breakthrough method to degrade these polluting compounds – referred to as PFAS – using relatively low temperatures and common reagents.
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