Bacteria found to eat forever chemicals, and even some of their toxic byproducts

PHYSorg
Jan 23, 2025, 3:42 pm270 pts
In the quest to take the "forever" out of "forever chemicals," bacteria might be our ally. Most remediation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) involves adsorbing and trapping them, but certain microbes can actually break apart the strong chemical bonds that allow these chemicals to persist for so…

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