Do Forever Chemicals HAVE to Be Forever?

"Forever chemicals": Can we solve this persistent pollution problem?

What are PFA’S?

https://www.wbur.org/news/2019/11/08/what-are-pfas-chemicals-and-should-i-be-freaking-out-about-them

https://www.euronews.com/green/2022/08/19/forever-chemicals-what-are-pfas-and-can-we-solve-this-persistent-pollution-problem

https://www.ourdailyplanet.com/story/the-fda-reaches-agreement-with-companies-to-phase-out-food-packaging-containing-pfas/

Stockholm University: In Antarctica and on the Tibetan plateau rainwater is unsafe to drink

https://www.su.se/english/news/it-s-raining-pfas-even-in-antarctica-and-on-the-tibetan-plateau-rainwater-is-unsafe-to-drink-1.620735

In breast milk, toxic concentrations of "forever chemicals" have been discovered

https://www.industryglobalnews24.com/in-breast-milk-toxic-concentrations-of-forever-chemicals-have-been-discovered-how-dangerous-are-they

Scientists discover that two common, cheap substances can break down "forever chemicals".

https://www.euronews.com/next/2022/08/19/two-substances-found-in-nearly-every-chemistry-lab-could-help-break-down-forever-chemicals

https://www.eenews.net/articles/breakthrough-research-could-destroy-forever-chemicals/

Researchers are investigating whether microbes can help break down fluorinated contaminants

https://cen.acs.org/environment/persistent-pollutants/microbes-save-us-PFAS/99/i10

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