A possible end to 'forever' chemicals
Excess electrons could help break the strong chemical bonds in products that contaminate water supplies
13-Mar-2020 -
Synthetic chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyls, or PFAS, contain bonds between carbon and fluorine atoms considered the strongest in organic chemistry. Unfortunately, the widespread use of these nonbiodegradable products since the 1940s has contaminated many water supplies across ...
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perfluorooctanesulfonic acid
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