Bacteria found to eat forever chemicals — and even some of their toxic byproducts
“If bacteria survive in a harsh, polluted environment, it’s probably because they have adapted to use surrounding chemical ...
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Bacteria identified that can eat and digest forever chemicals and their byproducts
Researchers have identified a bacteria strain capable of breaking down and transforming some of the most stubborn forever ...
Scientists Discover Bacteria That Eats “Forever Chemicals”
A University at Buffalo study reveals that a strain isolated from contaminated soil can break down the strong carbon-fluorine ...
Researchers found a bacteria that eats forever chemicals and their toxic waste
Forever chemicals, scientifically known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), have been around since the 1950s. They ...
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Scientists ID Bacteria that Degrade Forever Chemicals & Metabolites
When PFAS were developed, companies found a huge number of ways to apply them to different products. But while they have ...
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EPA draft sludge risk assessment for PFAS: What it means for utilities
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its Draft Sewage Sludge Risk Assessment on January 14, 2025, for ...
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EPA Proposing to Expand Toxic Release Inventory Reporting Relating to PFAS
EPA has successfully added certain perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to the toxic release inventory (TRI) list of chemicals ...
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PFOS in tap water of town that co-hosts U.S. base
Even though the town learned in July last year that perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) and other organic fluorine compounds were present in local tap water, it held off making an announcement ...
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High levels of PFOS detected at Okinawa school next to U.S. base
A reading of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) at one site of the Futenma No. 2 Elementary School was about 29 times that of PFOS levels deemed under U.S. environmental guidelines to carry ...