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Against a shimmery gray background, roughly a dozen illustrated translucent balls and sticks are arranged in the formation of the 3D molecular structure of perfluorobutanoic acid

US military to test destroying toxic PFAS with superheated water

27 February 2023

A system that breaks down so-called forever chemicals with extreme heat and pressure will be tested at two US Air Force bases and a Navy base

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