PFAS, or ‘forever chemicals,’ are potentially cancer-causing compounds that have become a growing concern in household drinking water. Solutions to decrease exposure range from compulsory municipal-level water purification to under-the-sink private water treatment systems. But are consumers prepared to foot the money for a further purification system to help localities [...]
The environmental community faced a persistent danger in recent years from “forever chemicals,” or poly- and per-fluoroalkyl compounds (PFAS). Due to their infamous durability and negative effects on ecosystems and human health, these chemicals have posed a significant barrier to cleanup efforts globally. Fortunately, UC Riverside and Clarkson University in Potsdam, New York scientists collaborated [...]
