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Toxic PFAS can be broken down by bacteria found in wastewater

15 May 2023

Certain kinds of "forever chemicals" can be dismantled using bacteria found in wastewater. This points to a possible way of making more of these compounds biodegradable

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Toxic PFAS can be broken down by bacteria found in wastewater

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