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Revolutionary “Forever Chemical” Cleanup Strategy Discovered
The method addresses pollution caused by fire suppressant foams. As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency intensifies its efforts to address the persistent pollution of "forever chemicals" in the environment, military and commercial aviation officials are exploring methods to remediate contamina
Because they are linked to higher risks for certain cancers and other maladies, the EPA imposed a new rule last month requiring water utilities to reduce contamination if levels exceeded 4 parts per trillion for certain PFAS compounds. It involves treating heavily contaminated water with ultra-violet (UV) light, sulfite, and a process called electrochemical oxidation, explained UCR associate professor Jinyong Liu. “In this work, we continued our research on the UV-based treatment, but this time, we had a collaboration with an electrochemical oxidation expert at Clarkson University,” said Liu, who has published nearly 20 papers on treating PFAS pollutants in contaminated water.
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