Read the full article by Ashley Fike (Vice)
“If you’re a human with blood, chances are you have something called PFAS in it. These ‘forever chemicals’ have been used since the 1940s to make things like nonstick pans, waterproof mascara, and fire-suppressing foam—and they do not go away. Not from your body, not from the soil, not from the water. They are called forever for a reason.
Now, a team of scientists in Australia says they’ve found a way to destroy these chemicals by reducing them to their least evil form: fluoride. The same kind that ends up in your toothpaste.
In a study published July 25 in the journal Small, researchers at the University of Adelaide unveiled a new process that uses sunlight-activated materials to break down PFAS in water. The method works on a molecular level, shattering PFAS’s notoriously strong carbon-fluorine bonds—something traditional water treatments haven’t been able to touch.” …